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    High levels of PM2.5 Dust Threaten Health in Northern and Northeastern Thailand

    According to a report by the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation at 7am today, the PM2.5 dust level in 21 northern and north-eastern provinces has exceeded Thailand’s 50-micron safety standard in the past 24 hours, with measurements in the north ranging from 37 microns to 459 millimeters. (Sunday).


    Air quality within safety limits in Bangkok and the suburbs
    However, outside of Bangkok and its suburbs, air quality has been measured to be between 16 and 46 microns, which is well within safety standards.

    The 21 northern and north-eastern provinces, where air quality is poor and poses a health threat today, are Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Phayao, Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae, Uttaradit, Sukhothai, Phitsanuloke, Tak, Kamphaeng Phet, Phichit, Phetchabun, Bueng Kan, Nong Khai, Loei, Nakhon Phanom, Mukdahan and Ubon Ratchathani.


    People in the Mae Sai area of Chiang Rai have posted placards around town asking for immediate assistance in reducing the air pollution produced by forest fires that have been started deliberately.

    PM2.5 concentrations ranged from 32 to 166 microns in the six northeastern provinces.


    Residents of the “red zones,” located in the northern and northeastern provinces, are urged to stay indoors as much as possible, use face masks, and see a doctor if they have any symptoms due to air pollution.


    Air4Thai.com and airbkk.com allow members of the public to keep tabs on the air quality in Bangkok and its surrounding areas.


    High Levels Of PM2.5 Dust Threaten Health In Northern And Northeastern Thailand

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    Mae Sai residents to hold urgent meeting Monday over intolerable air pollution

    People in Mae Sai district of Thailand’s northern province of Chiang Rai are to meet tomorrow to discuss the PM2.5 pollution problem, which has risen to seven times the safety limit.


    Many residents say the sky has turned orange and visibility has reduced so much that they can no longer see the towering Tham Luang mountains. A number of motorcycle taxi drivers complain that they are suffocating and their eyes are constantly watering.


    One netizen said in his Facebook post there are ten air purifiers in his house, but they still cannot cope with level of dust in the air.


    According to the Geo-informatics and Space Development Agency, 12,581 hotspots were detected in Myanmar yesterday (Saturday), compared to 4,376 in Thailand, 8,535 in Laos, 744 in Cambodia, 720 in Vietnam and 31 in Malaysia. Most of the hotspots in Thailand are concentrated in Mae Hong Son (609), Nan (439) and Kanchanaburi (322).


    Environmentalist and veteran journalist Vanchai Tantivitayapitak said in his Facebook post today that air pollution in Mae Sai is probably the worst in the world and yet the government has not done anything decisive to ease the situation.


    If the government is really concerned about the people, he said they should have declared an emergency and mobilised all resources available to control the forest fires.


    Vanchai noted that the provincial governor and the people are unable to deal with the crisis, yet the government has done nothing.


    A lecturer on weather and the environment at Chiang Mai University said that the level of PM2.5 dust in the atmosphere in Laos and Myanmar remains high.

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    Visibility improves slightly in Mae Hong Son but fumes from fires linger

    Visibility in the northern province of Mae Hong Son improved on Sunday from 1.5 kilometres on Friday to 2.5km but fumes from forest fires still filled the air.

    Satellite photos showed 297 fires in the province on Sunday morning, up from 197 on Friday but down from 460 on Thursday, according to the Mae Hong Son centre for operations to contain forest fires and PM2.5.


    The Mae Hong Son Meteorological Office reported visibility of 2.5kms in the morning as fumes were still lingering over the centre of Mae Hong Son town.

    The provincial government said it is still in the process of integrating the efforts of all agencies to combat forest fires and PM2.5 dust. Forest fires have been raging in the province for several days.

    Visibility improves slightly in Mae Hong Son but fumes from fires linger

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    Quote Originally Posted by misskit View Post
    One netizen said in his Facebook post there are ten air purifiers in his house, but they still cannot cope with level of dust in the air.
    He should think about installing some walls.

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