PM2.5 rising again in Bangkok
published : 14 Feb 2019 at 13:18
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters
Fine dust reached unhealthy levels in most areas of greater Bangkok over the past 24 hours and is likely to worsen on Friday, with the worst pollution in Bang Phlad and Din Daeng districts of the capital.
The Pollution Control Department reported on Thursday morning that levels of PM2.5 ranged from 42 to 67 microgrammes per cubic metre of air in the past 24 hours. The safe threshold is set at 50mcg.
The best air quality was reported in Khlongchan sub-district of Bang Kapi district and the worst along Din Daeng Road in Din Daeng district and Charan Sanitwong Road in Bang Phlad district of Bangkok.
Of the 43 measurement areas in greater Bangkok, unhealthy levels were reported in 35. For nearby provinces, unhealthy levels were in Phra Pradaeng, Muang and Bang Sao Thong districts of Samut Prakan and Krathum Baen district of Samut Sakhon provinces.
The department attributed the increase in pollution to stagnant air and a high pressure system. It expected fine dust levels to rise in some areas of greater Bangkok on Friday.
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Vocabulary
- attribute to: to believe that something is the result of a particular situation, event, or person’s actions - ถือว่าเป็นของ
- Greater Bangkok: the city of Bangkok and the area surrounding it, e.g. Nonthaburi, Samut Prakan, etc. -
- high pressure: a condition of the air which affects the weather when the pressure is higher than average - ความกดอากาศสูง
- stagnant: (of water or air) not moving and therefore smells unpleasant - นิ่ง, น้ำทรง
- threshold: the level or point at which you start to experience something, or at which something starts to happen - จุดเริ่มของประสบการณ์หรือเหตุการณ์ใหม่ๆ
- Keywords
- unhealthy levels
- levels
- district
- air quality
