Air pollution soars in Bangkok

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Air pollution soars in Bangkok

By The Nation

 

 

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) reported high levels of air pollution in Bangkok, particularly the suburban areas at 7am today (October 22).

 

Seven PCD monitoring stations in Bangkok showed many of the capital’s districts affected by unhealthy air quality levels with several reporting PM2.5 Air Quality Index of 68.

 

Among the affected districts are Bang Phlat, Bang Kho Laem, Bang Sue, Phasi Charoen, Pak Nam Subdistrict in Samut Prakan Province, and Mahachai Subdistrict and Om Noi Subdistric.

 

This situation would likely continue until October 26 as a result of a temperature inversion that usually occurs in winter and is marked by a reversal of the normal behaviour of temperature in the troposphere, in which a layer of cool air at the surface is covered by a layer of warmer air.

 

These conditions will block air and dust particles from an upward movement, resulting in less ventilation for PM 2.5.

 

The situation will improve on October 27 after the cool air from North flows down to the central region.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377639

 

 

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[nikmar 5,102]

need to give more power to the new giant air cleanser outside Central world

 

[TallGuyJohninBKK 17,767]

5 minutes ago, nikmar said:

need to give more power to the new giant air cleanser outside Central world

 

 

Are you sure the suddenly higher levels of air pollution measured in BKK are not BECAUSE of the turning on of the CentralWorld air purifier???  Enquiring minds want to know!!!  

[Thian 8,118]

That's not strange because the old fuming buses are back....have you guys ever seen those 100 new chinese buses?

[trainman34014 11,463]

Oh; what a shame, but who in Bangkok gives a stuff when it's bad in Chiang Mai ?

[kotsak 7,503]

17 minutes ago, nikmar said:

need to give more power to the new giant air cleanser outside Central world

 

I think they have switched it to blow instead of suck? 

[mok199 10,972]

47 minutes ago, kotsak said:

I think they have switched it to blow instead of suck? 

Then its official ,the Giant air cleaner is the only thing in Thailand that doesn't suck...

[Buffy Frobisher 201]

58 minutes ago, kotsak said:

I think they have switched it to blow instead of suck? 

I didn't know there was a difference, so I'm finding that comment hard to swallow

[Jimbo2014 1,408]

This will bring in tourists keen to see the worlds most polluted city.  Sprinkle a little more plastic on the beaches and raise the Baht a bit and I think we have a winner for TAT! 

[hotchilli 6,248]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

Air pollution soars in Bangkok

With no change in peoples daily habits, or changes made to polluters of all kinds why would we expect anything else than pollution to remain or even escalate?

[30la 1,219]

And how is the air near your last purchase? The miraculous purifier!

[orchis 786]

an index of 68 is not dramatic

Edited October 23 by orchis

[neeray 10,113]

That’s strange. I thought “the boss” had this all sorted.

 

i guess that was just more polluted air!

[TallGuyJohninBKK 17,767]

Things are pretty much back to normal thus far today in BKK, after quite a bad day yesterday.

 

 

An AQI reading of 89 translates into an actual PM2.5 micrograms level of about 30.

 

Edited October 23 by TallGuyJohninBKK

[wotsdermatter 607]

21 hours ago, nikmar said:

need to give more power to the new giant air cleanser outside Central world

Maybe somebody put it into reverse and it is blowing instead of sucking.

'nuf sed.