"PM2.5"

Governor Chadchart Sittipunt unveiled the steps he will take to tackle the capital’s chronic air pollution problem at Tuesday’s online seminar titled “Bangkok Air Pollution: Policy, Civil Society and Business”.

The National Environment Board on Tuesday tightened safe standards for particulate matter of 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter (PM2.5) in a bid to prevent further impact on people’s health.

The Disaster Prevention and Mitigation Department on Monday warned residents of Chiang Mai and Lampang in the North to brace themselves for high PM2.5 pollution levels.

High PM2.5 levels are forecast in Bangkok and its vicinity as well as the North and Northeast from Thursday to Saturday (April 21-23).

Levels of PM2.5 air pollution exceeded the safe limit in 13 provinces on Saturday, according to the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation (CAPM).

With PM2.5 hitting unsafe levels in 49 provinces on Monday morning, The Nation offers 10 methods to protect yourself against the health impacts of air pollution.

Air quality in 45 provinces across Thailand hit unsafe levels on Sunday morning, the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation reported.

Intense burning of farm waste in neighbouring countries and the direction of the wind will possibly worsen air pollution in Bangkok and other parts of Thailand, a local social-media celebrity warned on Saturday.

The government insisted it was tackling dangerous PM2.5 smog as part of the national agenda on Thursday, two days after being sued over pollution levels in Thailand.

Twelve provinces in the North, Northeast and Central were found to have particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) in the air at levels higher than the safety standard, the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation (CAPM) reported.

Sugarcane growers and sugar manufacturers have joined a campaign against the practice of burning plantations before each harvest, which is partly blamed for the increase of harmful particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter (PM2.5) in the air.

Air quality in 45 areas around Bangkok and its vicinity descended to unsafe levels on Thursday morning, the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation reported.