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A robust surge of PM2.5, particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter, descended upon the Thailand capital Bangkok this morning, setting the city apart as the only one battling seriously hazardous red-coded levels of fine dust pollution. This stark revelation came from the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA).

 

The state space agency’s report at 10am highlighted the severity of the issue, with PM2.5 levels in the capital reaching 77.5 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) of air in the past 24 hours. This figure is alarmingly higher than the government-set safe threshold of 37.5µg/m³. The red-coded level, indicating a serious health hazard, is triggered at 75.2µg/m³ and above.

 

On the same day, orange-coded levels of PM2.5, signifying initial unsafety, were detected across 62 provinces. The readings in these regions varied, ranging from 38.4 to 72.6µg/m³. Predominantly, these provinces were located in the central plains and the northeast.

 

The northern provinces of Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai, and Mae Hong Son, which were previously grappling with red-coded levels, experienced a transition to orange levels on the same Thursday morning. Their PM2.5 readings oscillated between 41 and 44µg/m³.

 

In contrast, the south reported safe PM2.5 levels, thus escaping the clutch of fine dust pollution, reported Bangkok Post.

 

The phenomenon saw Bangkok and 62 other provinces shrouded in high concentrations of fine dust pollution, a situation captured vividly in a screenshot from IQAir.

 

In related news, a surge in smog levels was experienced, with PM2.5 dust readings surpassing 200 microgrammes per cubic metre of air in three northern provinces, including Chiang Mai.

 

The GISTDA disclosed at 9am that 20 provinces registered red (significantly harmful) levels of particulate matter 2.5 micrometres and below in diameter (PM2.5).

The readings fluctuated between 76.1 and 227.2 microgrammes per cubic metre of air during the last 24 hours. The safety limit set by the government is 37.5µg/m³.

 

By Mitch Connor

Caption: Picture courtesy of Bangkok Post

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-11

 

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i can't believe this is still an issue. i understood the air pollution problem was going to solved years ago with the much heralded introduction of clean air machines. surely the solution is more of these amazing contraptions.

 

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Where is the analysis of what is polluting the air???  At 6am this morning where I live in Bangkok the sky was blue and clear - then the planes dropped some stuff and left a cross in the sky.  That then drifted and expanded and the clouds came.  Look to the skies for what is happening perhaps?

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15 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The state space agency’s report at 10am highlighted the severity of the issue, with PM2.5 levels in the capital reaching 77.5 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) of air in the past 24 hours. This figure is alarmingly higher than the government-set safe threshold of 37.5µg/m³. The red-coded level, indicating a serious health hazard, is triggered at 75.2µg/m³ and above.

The Bangkok governor should be sacked....

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15 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

This is 2024. Rice and sugar worked in previous centuries. Now, they do not make any sense. Too labor intensive, too much degradation of the land, water, air, and resources. Let's get with the times. Let us move forward. 

Thailand still lives in the past... it does not comprehend evolution.

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Bangkok battles hazardous levels of PM2.5 dust

Battles? What battles? I've never seen any battles.  Like ants chewing on elephant's foot. As far as battling pollution, I'd say Thai government et al take a pacifist "wait and see" or "thoughts and prayers" strategy

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4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

The Bangkok governor should be sacked....


When have you ever heard of a Thai with money and connections being fired for incompetence or non-performance?

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Not sure I can stay here another year. Sad, so much i enjoy like all of us. The minumum factor for life should at least be clean air and water. We have neither here.

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