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About 1.32 million people in Thailand were affected by air pollution-related diseases between the beginning of the year and March 5th. A specialist in respiratory diseases and tuberculosis is warning that PM2.5 dust can also affect unborn children, if pregnant women are exposed to excessive levels of the fine dust.

 

According to Public Health Permanent Secretary Dr. Opart Karnkawinpong, the air pollution is mainly caused by PM2.5 dust, smoke from forest fires and the burning of farm waste. He attributed the rise of PM2.5 in the atmosphere this year to increased travel, compared to during the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

Of the air pollution-related diseases, there were 583,238 cases of respiratory disease, 267,161 cases of skin infections, 242,805 cases of eye infections and 208,880 cases of stroke.

 

This week alone, there have been 196,311 cases of air pollution-related diseases, said Dr. Opart Wednesday.

 

According to an air pollution report from the Pollution Control Department yesterday, excessive PM2.5, above Thailand’s 50-micron safety level, was detected for three consecutive days in Chiang Mai, Chiang  Rai, Phrae, Phayao, Lamphun, Lampang, Mae Hong Son, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Tak, Phitsanuloke, Nan, Nonthaburi,  Phetchabun and 50 districts of Bangkok.

 

Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/over-1-3-million-people-in-thailand-suffering-air-pollution-related-diseases/

 

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49 minutes ago, Ratchsima said:

Poor Thai children inhailing this pollution everyday living in this failed state with incapbable government. This PM2.5 crisis make me hate this country a lot.

From cradle to grave. 

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6 minutes ago, DUNROAMIN said:

Thailand is only part of the problem, the adjoining countries are even worse with PM levels and with prevailing winds pushing the smog into Thailand.

correct. this entire region is full of useless fools. 

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3 hours ago, brommers said:

This is a health crisis that affects at least as many as Covid and yet there is absolutely nothing done to eliminate the causes. The likes of Anutin have totally disappeared from the scene, we get a myriad of "experts" telling us what the problem is, and the hospitals are admitting large numbers of the sick and dying. And we just carry on living in this disgusting pollution day after day, month after month, year after year. Why are the population not gathering en mass to demand real action from the government? 

I suspect they’re hung up on the first step: demanding and receiving real governance, real elections and all that. It’s hardly the fault of the citizenry. 

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As Tim Norton has been saying for years and even had a warning to shut it by the Thai Government. Yet most of the pollution is coming in the wind from Cambodia not helped by fires in Thailand.

Had minor  chest issues myself  the past week and went to buy a air purifier in Lotus's yesterday as a friend told me they had plenty, only one left,  tells  a story, good old Lazarda one on it's way today.

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The government is doing something about this air pollution.

 

A few months ago, they increased the safe level for PM 2.5 to 50 µg/m³ 24-hour mean. I can't remember what it was previously, perhaps 25 or 30. Now they are probably discussing to what level they they should increase it next.

 

Other safe levels for PM 2.5 24-hour mean:

WHO  15 µg/m³

USA  12 µg/m³

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7 minutes ago, Puccini said:

The government is doing something about this air pollution.

 

A few months ago, they increased the safe level for PM 2.5 to 50 µg/m³ 24-hour mean. I can't remember what it was previously, perhaps 25 or 30. Now they are probably discussing to what level they they should increase it next.

 

Other safe levels for PM 2.5 24-hour mean:

WHO  15 µg/m³

USA  12 µg/m³

Rubbish!

 

Stop press, they've decided what the levels will be next:

 

From June 1, 2023, the amount of PM2.5 in the general atmosphere must not exceed 37.5 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m3) in a 24-hour average in order to pass the safety standard.

 

The one-year average of PM2.5 must not exceed 15 μg/m3, changing from the current standard of 25 μg/m3. This new one-year average standard is effective immediately after the announcement.

 

https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40017734

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5 hours ago, Ratchsima said:

Poor Thai children inhailing this pollution everyday living in this failed state with incapbable government. This PM2.5 crisis make me hate this country a lot.

It's all of Southeast Asia and throw in India and rural China. 

 

It's certainly not limited to Thailand and as a whole is a smaller contributor than it's neighborhood countries. 

 

I agree it's awful.  I live in the Northeast and our kids and us suffer terribly.   One of the reasons I  regret moving up here.

 

 

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