Smog descends again on Bangkok area

Published date06 January 2019
Publication titleThe Nation - Thailand

Air pollution settled on some areas of Bangkok and neighbouring provinces again on Sunday morning, reviving fears of eye irritation and other health issues.

The Pollution Control Department reported that 21 areas of Greater Bangkok had unsafe levels of particulates smaller than 2.5 microns (PM2.5) in the air. The safe limit is 50 micrograms of PM2.5 per cubic metre, but the level was 76 on Rama II Road in Muang Samut Sakhon on Sunday morning, 80 on Rama III-Charoen Krung Road in Bangkok's Bang Kho Laem district, 77 on Pathon Yothin Road in Chatuchak...

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