The Center for Air Pollution Mitigation (CAPM) has warned that Bangkok and many provinces in Northern Thailand will see a rise in fine particulate matter measuring 2.5 microns or less in diameter (PM2.5) this week.
The Pollution Control Department is warning residents of Bangkok and its neighbouring provinces to brace for a drop in air quality, as changing wind patterns on Wednesday and Thursday are expected to trap PM 2.5 over the city. Siwaporn Rangsiyanon, the department’s deputy spokesperson, said air quality in the capital and its vicinity has improved […]
Air pollution across the upper North remains at critical levels with authorities monitoring almost 400 active hotspots in Chiang Mai alone on Sunday.
The whole of Bangkok and its vicinity were found to contain excessive amounts of PM2.5 dust on Tuesday morning, measured at between 55-90 microns, according to the Pollution Control Department.
Unsafe smog levels covered most of greater Bangkok on Monday morning, with the worst air in Bangkok's Lat Krabang district and Samut Prakan's Muang district, the Pollution Control Department reported.
To check real-time AQI, visit https://aqicn.org/city/bangkok.
Fine dust levels reached unsafe levels in many districts of Bangkok and some districts in Samut Prakan and Samut Sakhon provinces on Tuesday.
Bangkok was the 2nd most polluted city in the world. It has since slipped down to the 30s and is now surpassed by Chiang Mai.
The Ministry of Education will deliver the first batch of air purifiers to 37 state schools in Bangkok and its vicinity within next two weeks
