Thread: "The Air That I Breathe"

Air quality: How is it affecting your life?

Despite the annual excuses and promise of the Air Force I do not foreee much change in LOS and much of my weather comes from Laos and Burma beyond hope of any rapid improvement.

Big Sugar, Swidden and household trash burning combine with filthy traffic emissions to make the smogs.I have witnessed this century a lot of deforestation all along the Golden Triangle reaches of the Nam mae khong for casinos, quarrying and homes, industry all of which lead to landslides and pressures on animals birds fish and the entire ecosystem.


Do you use an app or website such as


Mobile app
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IQAir | First in Air Quality


AQI (Air Quality Index) - Apps on Google Play


My go to website: You can scroll to your exact location worldwide.


People's Park, Limerick, Ireland Air Pollution: Real-time Air Quality Index


However there are some obvious data errors e.g. results of zero or very high 500+ next to acceptable levels .Luckily there are many monitors in urban areas many on roof of Schools and hospitals etc



Remediation , any more ideas welcome?


1 Masks,
I try to exercise outside peak hours, keep windows closed but in long run fan, aircon and filters using electricty all part of energy, climate equation,for the local poor the cost.
Most previous generations in Asia had no AC

2 Filters now have 3 Xiaomi units for each living space for bad days

3 I am lucky as I can afford AC, travel work and vacation most May June which are the least comfortable here.However the smog season seems longer and more intense each year, It is unclear if climate change is part of the mix or increased burning or both?


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I eat a lot of own and neighbouring local garden produce, which is like market bought produce thoroughly rinsed, twice for salad veggies.


I walk ,cycle through the Rubber plantations for exercise and pleasure for most local needs.However even with a mask the burning seasons has led me to get indoor keep fit gear.


Due to soot and unrelated leaf fall from absent neighbours land I have reluctantly closed my seldom used pool at the very time of year it would be most useful, despite any rules most of the village burns and I realize I should have bought gray roof tiles instead of the terra cotta shade as it is already gray on a recent extension almost matching the decade year old origina lroof due to soot.

About only time I really need the car is for remote visits to Hospital , which I combine about once a quarter with a trip to the "Sheds" Makro,WatsaduGlobal/HomePro Tops/BTS/Robinsons and odd trip airport pickup of guests etc

I now realize that for all the diet and exercise the greatest risk to a long and healthy retirement may not be armed militias, rabid dogs/farmers/missionaries /mother-in-law, drunk policemen nor feral farangs but he air we must breathe.