Thick haze shrouds Bangkok and vicinity this morning

[webfact]

 

Bangkok and its vicinity are shrouded in a thick haze on Friday morning, as the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere has exceeded the standard threshold in 79 areas of the capital and 11 areas in surrounding provinces.

 

The Pollution Control Department reported, today, that the average level of PM2.5 in the air in the past 24 hours was measured at between 38.3-85.1µg/m³ (microns/cubic metre of air) against the standard level of 37.5µg/m³.

 

Nong Khaem district of Bangkok is most affected, with PM2.5 at 73.3µg/m³ and in Mueang district of Samut Sakhon, the highest level of PM2.5 was measured at 84µg/m³, said the department, as it cautions that the situation is tending to deteriorate further over the coming days.

 

Full story: Thai PBS 2024-01-19

 

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[flyingtlger]

Looks like the pollution will get worse than better....

Nothing will get better until the Thai government and the national DMV gets their act together like a first world, industrial country.....

[eyeman]

🥱🥱🥱

This is going to get repetitive fast... Instead let us know when the AQI is below 50 in Bangkok for a whole day, that would be news!

 

 

[nikmar]

the air in Bang Na was thick this morning. Very very unpleasant

[Tropicalevo]

I am looking to buy an air quality monitor.

Any recommendations please.

Yes, I know that they are on Lazada, but which one would you recommend?

Edited January 19 by Tropicalevo

[Netease]

1 hour ago, Tropicalevo said:

I am looking to buy an air quality monitor.

Any recommendations please.

Yes, I know that they are on Lazada, but which one would you recommend?

I bought 10 of these one for each room and gave some to the neighbours. they measure the pm2.5 also 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/xpx-32-air-purifier-pm25-i312078324-s19850584843.html?dsource=share&laz_share_info=820485030_2_100_100042542222_820485030_null&laz_token=bde4863d74dae3558d9c1d41e07638be&exlaz=e_iqeJxmuQOjPGip8qo24MCSTeQCjDld4siVQ4kY1ODqrCXvTKdNAtBb55%2BgIiSkmNnXkPoNuoMIIpR8IEI%2FLi1U0sC6tUOx2TD3WnASIas1Y%3D&sub_aff_id=social_share&sub_id2=820485030&sub_id3=100042542222&sub_id6=CPI_EXLAZ

Edited January 19 by Netease
forgot to put link

[soi3eddie]

Quick! Let's panic before we choke to death or die of anxiety!

 

[bamnutsak]

PM probably regrets leaving Davos, where the AQI is a whopping 26.

 

 

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Bangkok and its vicinity are shrouded in a thick haze on Friday morning, as the amount of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere has exceeded the standard threshold in 79 areas of the capital and 11 areas in surrounding provinces.

You won't see that in the glossy brochures or on TAT's marketing tours.

[sathornlover]

Let people eat Thai herbs …

[nikmar]

8 minutes ago, sathornlover said:

Let people eat Thai herbs …

 

The pollution does interfere with my herb smoking!!

[sathornlover]

I can understand that very well, but I doubt that the herb you are smoking is on Dr Taweesilp Visanuyothi's list “Thai herbs: Nature's secret weapon against deadly PM2.5 dust”.

[koolkarl]

You people must have a burning desire to get cancer. And after that, a heart attack when you will have to file a Thai tax return reporting your world income and the Thai tax people will already know what you earn thanks to CRS.  Is it worth it to stay here? 

[Rumpelstilskin]

18 minutes ago, koolkarl said:

You people must have a burning desire to get cancer. And after that, a heart attack when you will have to file a Thai tax return reporting your world income and the Thai tax people will already know what you earn thanks to CRS.  Is it worth it to stay here? 

....burning desire, like a hunk of burning love?  Lived in New Jersey, Thailand compares favorably.

[shackleton]

Yet according to the Tourist survey Bangkok is rated as one of the best cities to visit 🤔😷

[RichardColeman]

This year is going to be awful - fully expect water rationing after songkran - water seems to be off in our Pattaya estate every other day now already

[natway09]

Funny, I had reason to visit the Land Office yesterday & the gardener is having a big burn up of leaves & rubbish in the corner. 

When Govt Depts are obviously not interested what chance does Thailand have ?

[PMZ]

21 hours ago, Netease said:

I bought 10 of these one for each room and gave some to the neighbours. they measure the pm2.5 also 

https://www.lazada.co.th/products/xpx-32-air-purifier-pm25-i312078324-s19850584843.html?dsource=share&laz_share_info=820485030_2_100_100042542222_820485030_null&laz_token=bde4863d74dae3558d9c1d41e07638be&exlaz=e_iqeJxmuQOjPGip8qo24MCSTeQCjDld4siVQ4kY1ODqrCXvTKdNAtBb55%2BgIiSkmNnXkPoNuoMIIpR8IEI%2FLi1U0sC6tUOx2TD3WnASIas1Y%3D&sub_aff_id=social_share&sub_id2=820485030&sub_id3=100042542222&sub_id6=CPI_EXLAZ

I assume that to make these effective, then the doors and windows must be kept closed? I imagine if not then you are in a never ending process of new dirty air coming in?

I ask as I like the idea, but live in a condo and have the balcony doors open all day (screens closed though...).