This morning (16 Feb.) dust levels tend to decrease. But it still exceeds the standard and is at the orange level in 55 areas in Bangkok. Asking for public-private cooperation to work from home. As for the whole country, the standard is still above the standard in 48 provinces.
Bangkok Air Quality Information Center PM 2.5 measurement results reported today (16 Feb.) at 7:00 a.m. PM 2.5 dust values ??were measured in the range of 32.5- 64.8 micrograms/cubic meter. The average was 48.4 micrograms/cubic meter. It tends to decrease compared to yesterday (15 Feb.) during the same period. and found to exceed the standard at the orange level Starting to affect the health of 55 areas
For the 5 areas with the highest dust values: 1. Bang Kapi District, 64.8 micrograms/cubic meter, 2. Bueng Kum District, 62.2 micrograms/cubic meter, 3. Bang Rak District, 62.0 micrograms/cubic meter, 4. Chatuchak District, 57.9 micrograms/cubic meter, and 5. Bang Phlat District. 56.9 micrograms/cubic meter
While forecasting weather
trends during February 16-24 Ventilation is quite good. The air near the surface tends to switch on and off. There is a chance of rain over the weekend. As a result, dust values ??tend to decrease. And as a result, this morning Bangkok is not ranked among the 10 most polluted large cities in the world. From the rankings of the IQAIR website (as of 10:00 a.m., Bangkok is ranked 24th, Chiang Mai is ranked 16th)
Dust levels throughout the country exceeded standards in 48 provinces.
As for the dust situation throughout the country, Communication Center for Solving Air Pollution Problems Air quality report today (Feb. 16) at 7:00 a.m. Overall, the amount of PM 2.5 was found to exceed the standard in 48 provinces, distributed in every region except the southern region, with the northern region mostly exceeding the standard, measuring 15.3-. 84.9 micrograms/cubic meter Northeast Most exceeded the standard at 26.9-67.6 micrograms/cubic meter. Central and Western Most exceeded the standard at 34.0-120.2 micrograms/c
ubic meter. The eastern region exceeded the standard in 5 areas at 24.8-69.5 micrograms/cubic meter, while in the southern region the overall picture was good at 12.8-24.9 micrograms/cubic meter.
For the top 10 provinces with the highest dust values ??from the PM 2.5 tracking system of the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency. (Public Organization) or GISTDA together with many agencies at 10:00 a.m., namely Singburi, Nakhon Sawan, Chainat, Ang Thong, Chanthaburi, Phichit, Phrae, Ratchaburi, Phitsanulok and Uthai Thani.-Thai News Agency
Source: Thai News Agency