Chiang mai pollution index

March were almost treble January levels and were “Unhealthy” according to the U. Active children and adults, and people with respiratory disease, such as asthma, should limit prolonged outdoor exertion. Air Quality Index (AQI). Unfortunately, pollution has become absolutely unacceptable there over that time. When I first arrive people told me that the foul air pollution of March and April was slowly being counteracted by public and private action and policy.

At midnight Tuesday, in slightly cooler night-time temperatures,. A community website dedicated to sharing air pollution data in Northern Thailand. Get real-time, historical and forecast PM2.

Any figure beyond 2is ‘very unhealthy’. On Saturday, Khon Kaen reached 2on the AQI scale. Bangkok was the 2nd most polluted city in the world. Chiang Mai – the sixth worst air pollution in the world.

Mueang Chiang Rai District. There will be many activities as following. AirVisual reports at 1. In mid-March, the city with the worst air pollution in the world wasn’t an industrial powerhouse populated by millions. We’ve made it to the top of the world’s most-polluted city list for two days in a row now — beating out perennial contenders like Delhi and Karachi.

This is more than six times higher than Thailand’s air pollution safety limits. An example of what you can expect to find can be seen here. At the weather station in Chang Phueak area, PM 2. Sri Phum, it was around 59. Estimation of perceptions about pollution in Chiang Rai. Result of surveys about air pollution , water pollution , greens and parks satisfaction, light and noise pollution , etc.

But end-Feb through March is paticularly bad due to extra burning in the countryside. But it is impossible to predict the level of air pollution at any one time. This problem is exacerbated by the location of the city which is located in a natural geographic bowl surrounded by mountains.

At certain times of the year the air quality rises to hazardous levels and many call for action. This happens every year towards the end of the dry season, between February and April and is largely attributable to slash-and-burn farming methods. Because burning forests, fields and trash is not limited to March to Mai This was last week, in Mae Suai, Chiang Rai, burning forests and fields over many kilometers, as well as people burning stuff behind their houses. In contrast, data from Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) air quality monitoring station in Chaing Mai showed that the PM2. The PCD considers micrograms to be the safe limit, while the World Health Organisation sets the limit at micrograms.

An AQI level above 1is considered unhealthy. According to website airvisual. Thailand has set the safe threshold for prolonged exposure to PM2. WHO’s limit is just micrograms per cubic metre.

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