Pattaya —Pattaya holds the top spot for the highest PM2.5 health-hazardous dust level as of November 5th, 2023.

The concentration of extra-small particles has surged to 154 micrograms per cubic meter in Pattaya, far above the safety threshold of 50 micrograms per cubic meter, according to the IQAir website on November 5th, 2023.

 

AQI (Air Quality Index) levels surpassing 100 fall into the “unhealthy” (red) category, while those exceeding 200 are classified as “very unhealthy” (purple). Beyond 300, they are deemed “hazardous.”

 

The province in Thailand with the highest levels of pollution was Samut Sakhon province. Additionally, areas in Bangkok, Nonthaburi, and Samut Prakan were also noted for elevated levels.

 

By Tanakorn Panyadee

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2023-11-06

 

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When I think every small village in Thailand has at least one or more people making charcoal, the government should be looking outside the tourist spots and try to come up with a better idea other than passing the buck until next year at the same time.

Lets guess where it's all coming from....

Is there any analysis of what these particles are?  And where do they come from?  Is a clue maybe in those unusual clouds in the photo?  Why often is the Thai sky silver?  Is it just me that has observed that before 2016 the sky was blue with puffy white clouds?

The WHO "safe" levels of PM 2.5 are set at 25 for one day (lowered to 15 in 2021), or average of 10 per year. The level of 50 is something the Thai government cooked up... still can't meet even those numbers huge percentage of the time... (this from IQ air site)

Now I know why I've been coughing a lot lately.

Hard to believe where I live on the Darkside. I look up and see blue skies and puffy white clouds.

7 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Hard to believe where I live on the Darkside. I look up and see blue skies and puffy white clouds.

 

I suspect you don't have a modern, popular, impulse purchase, desk-top air quality widgets and you rely on your mark one eyeballs instead. 

25 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

 

I suspect you don't have a modern, popular, impulse purchase, desk-top air quality widgets and you rely on your mark one eyeballs instead. 

You see the photo of Pattaya shown with dirty skies? All I'm saying is it's hard to see anything like that level of pollution where I live. Not saying there isn't any, but definitely not to that level.

41 minutes ago, giddyup said:

Hard to believe where I live on the Darkside. I look up and see blue skies and puffy white clouds.

I also live on the Darkside, and yes, it's puffy white clouds, blue skies and some haze, yet Pattaya central is worse.

https://www.iqair.com/th-en/air-quality-map/thailand/chon-buri/pattaya

8 hours ago, webfact said:

Pattaya —Pattaya holds the top spot for the highest PM2.5 health-hazardous dust level as of November 5th, 2023.

Yey, welcome tourists.

5 hours ago, PeterA said:

When I think every small village in Thailand has at least one or more people making charcoal, the government should be looking outside the tourist spots and try to come up with a better idea other than passing the buck until next year at the same time.

They have no ideas.

5 hours ago, Rimmer said:

Lets guess where it's all coming from....

Ugh!!, not happy that's way worse them Las t year.