Phrae worst off as haze covers North, Northeast

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Phrae worst off as haze covers North, Northeast

By The Nation

 

 

Air pollution is threatening public health in provinces in the North and Northeast, with Phrae the worst affected on Monday.

 

PM2.5 – airborne particulates 2.5 microns or less in diameter – reached 102 micrograms per cubic metre of air in Phrae Monday morning and the Air Quality Index (AQI) level was 212, while PM10 hit 132 micrograms, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD). 

 

The safe limits set in Thailand are 100 for AQI, 50 micrograms for PM2.5 and 100 micrograms for PM10. 

 

The Climate Change Data Centre said there were currently more fires burning in the North but some of them were controlled burns – deliberately lit to safeguard forests prone to wildfires.

 

That had contributed to the excessive PM2.5 levels over several consecutive days, it said. 

 

The 149 fire “hotspots” in the North from February 4-10 put Thailand second only to Cambodia (with 159 hotspots) among five Southeast Asian countries being monitored. Laos had 62, Vietnam 61 and Myanmar 18. 

 

Air pollution in Lampang’s Mae Mo district was classified as “affecting health” with several stations citing 81-90 micrograms of PM2.5 and AQI at 177-203. 

 

Chiang Mai’s Saraphi and Hot districts, Lamphun and Phrae’s Long and Rong Kwang districts fell into the same category.

 

People are advised to remain indoors if possible and those in vulnerable groups based on age, chronic ailments or pregnancy to be extra careful of their health.

 

In the Northeast, the PCD reported Khon Kaen had an AQI level of 197, PM2.5 at 89 micrograms and PM10 at 145 micrograms on Monday morning, while in Muang Loei’s AQI was 167 and PM2.5 77 micrograms.

 

Bangkok and five neighbouring provinces continues to enjoy a brief respite from the haze, though air pollution was predicted to increase on Tuesday while remaining within the safe range.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30363898

 

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[keith101]

Where i live in Uttaradit i look out the window and can hardly see the trees across the rice fields only 420 metres away its only when a light breeze starts around midday that it clears enough to see them .

[mtls2005]

I was in Phrae (Amphur Long) last Tuesday - flew into/out of LPT - and it was pretty bad. Visibility was ~ 2 Km, crop burning by the smell/taste.

[robblok]

The government is too afraid to do anything against the farmers before the election. They know it will hurt them if they do. So they allow the burning to go on. Big shame but hey that is Thailand.

[DrTuner]

Must be all of them diesel cars, they let them out this time of the year. In no possible way can it be seasonal field burning.

[from the home of CC]

I'd have to move. Here in Hua Hin industries will burn garbage at night sporadically which is nasty but dissipates fairly quickly. If it was a constant haze I wouldn't be here either. 

[MaxYakov]

Phrae worst off as haze air pollution covers North, Northeast

[RUOK]

3 hours ago, keith101 said:

Where i live in Uttaradit i look out the window and can hardly see the trees across the rice fields only 420 metres away its only when a light breeze starts around midday that it clears enough to see them .

Live in Thapla Uttaradit air pollution has been bad for the last week. I try to cycle

Every day for 40/50k.i have stopped until the pollution clears.

3 hours ago, keith101 said:

Where i live in Uttaradit i look out the window and can hardly see the trees across the rice fields only 420 metres away its only when a light breeze starts around midday that it clears enough to see them .

 

[wolfmuc]

It's not the farmers, it's not the traffic.

OK, sometimes may be. Somewhere may be. - But. not. now.

The smog these days doesn't come from China or even India.

It's homemade.

 

Mae Moh near Lampang, Mae Sot near Tak (both are Lignite Power Plants)

and too Khon Kaen with the Sugar Power Electricity do their very best

to keep the North and the Northeast dusty.

I must almost laugh about the PM2.5 numbers in Bangkok.

This morning we had PM2.5 of 303 outside and 267 inside the house.

Not bad.

 

 

Here we are in the North:

And this is Bangkok:

 

 

[RUOK]

It's not the farmers, it's not the traffic.
OK, sometimes may be. Somewhere may be. - But. not. now.
The smog these days doesn't come from China or even India.
It's homemade.
 
Mae Moh near Lampang, Mae Sot near Tak (both are Lignite Power Plants)
and too Khon Kaen with the Sugar Power Electricity do their very best
to keep the North and the Northeast dusty.
I must almost laugh about the PM2.5 numbers in Bangkok.
This morning we had PM2.5 of 303 outside and 267 inside the house.
Not bad.
 
 
Here we are in the North:


And this is Bangkok:

 
 

Weather forecast for today is 30% may be rain in Thapla Uttaradit. There is thick air pollution haze here, I can not cycle in this smog.

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[wolfmuc]

Today north of Phrae PM2.5
7 AM - inside the house 275, outside 334.

[robblok]

14 hours ago, wolfmuc said:

It's not the farmers, it's not the traffic.

OK, sometimes may be. Somewhere may be. - But. not. now.

The smog these days doesn't come from China or even India.

It's homemade.

 

Mae Moh near Lampang, Mae Sot near Tak (both are Lignite Power Plants)

and too Khon Kaen with the Sugar Power Electricity do their very best

to keep the North and the Northeast dusty.

I must almost laugh about the PM2.5 numbers in Bangkok.

This morning we had PM2.5 of 303 outside and 267 inside the house.

Not bad.

 

 

Here we are in the North:

And this is Bangkok:

 

 

IF it sso bad and bad in the house too, why don't you get an air purifier for inside ? I got one and it keeps my numbers under 20 in the house.

[wolfmuc]

hello robblok,

the air purifier was still in the bedroom. The '267'-photo was shot in the kitchen.

You wrote: ' it keeps my numbers under 20 in the house '  -  I'm happy with 50.

Wooden house is difficult to insulate.

[dcnx]

23 hours ago, robblok said:

The government is too afraid to do anything against the farmers before the election. They know it will hurt them if they do. So they allow the burning to go on. Big shame but hey that is Thailand.

Even after the election the police won’t do anything even if they are told to. Year after year it’s the same thing.

 

 

 

[dcnx]

1 hour ago, robblok said:

IF it sso bad and bad in the house too, why don't you get an air purifier for inside ? I got one and it keeps my numbers under 20 in the house.

What brand / model did you get?

[wolfmuc]

Yesterday morning north of Phrae we 'had' inside 275, outside 334.

Today only 120/130. - PM2.5 - Wonderful to breathe.

Healthy <100?

I'm very happy now at 9.30 PM with 56.

 

The OP:

'PM2.5 – airborne particulates 2.5 microns or less in diameter – reached 102 micrograms per cubic metre of air in Phrae Monday morning and the Air Quality Index (AQI) level was 212, while PM10 hit 132 micrograms, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD).

The safe limits set in Thailand are 100 for AQI, 50 micrograms for PM2.5 and 100 micrograms for PM10. '

 

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So what, if you don't have good air to breathe you'll have to die, sooner or later.

Good Luck.