webfact Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Thailand ranks world's 23rd most polluted country Thailand has been ranked the world’s 23rd most polluted country and Bangkok ranks 24th in the list of cities with critical air quality globally, according to the 2018 World Air Quality Report. The report shows that PM2.5 dust particles for the whole year in Thailand averaged 26.4 microns. In ASEAN, Thailand ranks the third most polluted country after Indonesia and Vietnam, which were placed 11th and 17th globally with average 42 and 32.6 microns of PM2.5 particulate respectively. Bangladesh tops the world’s list as the most polluted country, but seven of the world’s 10 most polluted cities are in India, a country which ranks third most polluted globally. Gurugram, a city about 30 km southwest of India’s capital of New Delhi, had the worst pollution levels globally in 2018. Full story: https://www.thaipbsworld.com/thailand-ranks-worlds-23rd-most-polluted-country/ -- © Copyright Thai PBS 2019-03-07 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanleycoin Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 23rd, Come on Thailand you can do better than that. it's an opportunity for a new Hub, you could be missing out on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YetAnother Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 2 hours ago, webfact said: 2018 World Air Quality Report. The report shows that PM2.5 dust particles for the whole year in Thailand averaged 26.4 microns. it is only relatively recently that thailand even acknowledged that particulate matter 2.5 should be the real focus, and then, in the thai way, set their own standard Twice that of the World Health Organization with no justification for doing so; by WHO standards the average reading exceeds the WHO standard ,25, every day of the year on average Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatOngo Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 3 hours ago, stanleycoin said: 23rd, Come on Thailand you can do better than that. it's an opportunity for a new Hub, you could be missing out on. It's a long way to the top if you want to rock n' roll! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 How is the Air quality in Singapore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lvr181 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said: How is the Air quality in Singapore? Depends what the Indonesians are up to? (Thinking of "burning off"). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 We still have #1 ranking in road carnage..Dirty air is easy ,try killing 68 people /day on lawless roads, now that takes talent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whaleboneman Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I am confident they can reach #1 if they only put their minds to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunPin61 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 No doubt: Thailand will try to climb up in the ranking. Not even in the top 20. Shame on Thailand. Bitter loss of face and reputation. ???????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomhauer Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 It's OK, the leader of the current regime will simply pray for cleaner air and it shall be done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PumpkinEater Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I flew from Don Muang to Udon Thani...MANY MANY fires burning. The air in Udon very acrid with smoke and particulates. It boggles my mind that people do not care! Instead of burning...Tractors and plows (bought by the government). CLEAN AIR AND WATER ARE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connda Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 As the old saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words."https://www.airvisual.com/earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddinChonburi Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I would think they were in the top 10. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo2014 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Horrific and disgraceful - I hope Thailand can do better (by that I mean Rank lower). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayjay2001 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 3 hours ago, Destiny1990 said: How is the Air quality in Singapore? According to the same report, Singapore ranks #47 with 14.8 microns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 nothing a few garden hoses aimed skyward can't fix... thinking here is "if you don't recognize the problem it doesn't exist" so in the case of litter if you don't put garbage cans there are no cans full of garbage to collect... problem solved!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenerGrass Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 In Bangkok the month of January and early part of February was particularly bad, readings were constantly in the 90s and over 100. Its been a lot better, looks clearer and the smell is not as bad, however its still in the 70s as I write this. This is a global issue, farmers need to burn off to enrich the soil. There is no easy fix "now" and for the foreseeable future. https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/12/05/inenglish/1544008632_514634.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 1 hour ago, connda said: As the old saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words."https://www.airvisual.com/earth In Saudis and Sahara it's sand particles in the air I think. India, SEA, China.. well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 It was only last month Bangkok was being touted as the most romantic place for valentines and said nothing about a literal blind date in the smog???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nasa123 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Nr 23 of 193 country, good working Thailand.. PM you are back on -0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 I wonder what the cardio/pulmonary disease figures were in relationship to the polluted air? If they exist in Thailand that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 An offensive post has been reported and removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torrens54 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 LIES, LIES, LIES.... THAILAND Is working very, very hard to become.... HUB OF WORLD POLLUTION ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destiny1990 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 4 hours ago, jayjay2001 said: According to the same report, Singapore ranks #47 with 14.8 microns. So they can look at Singapore and perhaps climbing up a bite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquis22 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 6 hours ago, PumpkinEater said: I flew from Don Muang to Udon Thani...MANY MANY fires burning. The air in Udon very acrid with smoke and particulates. It boggles my mind that people do not care! Instead of burning...Tractors and plows (bought by the government). CLEAN AIR AND WATER ARE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS! Do not care and ignorant: "my little fire does not harm anyone, it goes up in the air and floats away from me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquis22 Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 5 hours ago, GreenerGrass said: In Bangkok the month of January and early part of February was particularly bad, readings were constantly in the 90s and over 100. Its been a lot better, looks clearer and the smell is not as bad, however its still in the 70s as I write this. This is a global issue, farmers need to burn off to enrich the soil. There is no easy fix "now" and for the foreseeable future. https://elpais.com/elpais/2018/12/05/inenglish/1544008632_514634.html Ploughing the stubble back into the soil is preferred according to a report in the Tribune: "Plough stubble back into soil To ensure food security and good health for all, paddy straw should best be incorporated into the soil as per conservation practices. Burning wheat and paddy stubble only depletes soil fertility and causes pollution." https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/plough-stubble-back-into-soil/589208.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roquefort Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 "Gurugram, a city about 30 km southwest of India’s capital of New Delhi, had the worst pollution levels globally in 2018." It used to be called Gurgaon. I thought a Gurugram is where a yogi rushes into a hen party, does a striptease and kisses the bride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tlandtday Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Now China is rapidly setting up new factories in Thailand's new economic zones. These factories have operated largely unregulated. Do you actually think that will change? More and more tourists are traveling here in the unregulated smog belching buses and vehicles. Do you actually think that will change? In twenty years of tourism they have not even been able to clear garbage in high tourist areas. Look at areas of Pattaya such as Pratumnak and Jomtien. But I guess here greed outweighs face. Piles of garbage everywhere while the builders keep going. The prognosis is not good. Thailand is on a slippery slope destined for incredible pollution on the ground and in the air. The smart ones will soon vacate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonhia Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 Thailand ranked almost, if not, 1st for the most dangerous roads! Within the top 20 for the most dangerous place to visit, and 23rd for the most polluted country... What else? Corruption! Human trafficking! Lawlessness! Human plus animal rights! Racism! Kinnaping children! Slavery, and so on... Paradise!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaRoadrunner Posted March 7, 2019 Share Posted March 7, 2019 11 hours ago, PumpkinEater said: I flew from Don Muang to Udon Thani...MANY MANY fires burning. The air in Udon very acrid with smoke and particulates. It boggles my mind that people do not care! Instead of burning...Tractors and plows (bought by the government). CLEAN AIR AND WATER ARE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS! A Thai taxi driver told me he'd had enough of Bangkok pollution and was going back to his farm in Issarn. The ignorance of it struck me as it is Issarn farmers who are burning the fields. Duh, it does the Farang no good to think about it. My brain hurts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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