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The Thai PM Prayut Chan-o-cha is ordering Bangkok authorities to instantly activate ready measures to mitigate the city’s haze and air pollution which has returned to Bangkok and its suburbs over the weekend and right now.
Expressing concern about the haze the PM pleaded with building website operators and industries in Bangkok and neighbouring provinces to minimize back their dust emissions. He also suggested folks in high danger areas to put on correct face masks whey they’re outdoor.
The Pollution Control Department at present (Monday) reported that 13 areas in Bangkok, two in Nonthaburi province, one in Pathum Thai, five in Samut Prakan, two in Samut Sakhon and one in Nakhon Pathom have extreme levels of PM2.5 dust particles.
PM2.5 particulate readings over 50 microns are thought of a health menace.
This morning the Bangkok reading was over 250! This afternoon it’s settled down somewhat with readings across the 150 range.
Banned , director of Greenpeace South-eastern office, mentioned that many of the measures to deal with the haze, and particularly PM2.5 particulate, are solely on paper or under dialogue, including that the Pollution Control Department’s 19 air quality monitoring stations, and the City Hall’s monitoring units primarily based in all districts of Bangkok, usually are not sufficient to offer a lot wanted real-time readings for the general public.
He additionally advised that the protection threshold of PM2.5 mud particles should be lowered to 35 microns (per cubic metre), from 50 microns, and the average annual security threshold ought to be minimize to 12 microns, a studying well beneath the really helpful maximums of the World Health Organisation (which is 50).
Keep monitor of the readings from AirVisual HERE.
SOURCE: Thai PBS World