The Pollution Control Department (PCD) yesterday announced plans to align with the World Health Organisation tips and reclassify the secure degree for ultra-fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from 50 micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m3) to 37.5 µg/m3 in an effort to deal with dust air pollution considerations.
Jatuporn Burutphat, the permanent secretary for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, expressed the ministry’s help for decreasing the threshold on Thailand’s Air Quality Index.
Currently, Pattern into 5 ranges: blue (very good), green (good), yellow (moderate), orange (unhealthy for delicate groups), and pink (unhealthy). The purple threshold will bear an adjustment from ninety one µg/m3 to seventy five.1 µg/m3, reported Bangkok Post.
Burutphat stated that he requested the PCD to engage in discussions surrounding sustainable options for transboundary haze with officers from neighbouring nations. Additionally, they purpose to promote increased awareness of pollution among the many public. As a result, persons are turning into extra accustomed to carrying face masks and avoiding outdoor actions to protect themselves in opposition to the chance of respiratory ailments attributable to dust air pollution.
In light of the sweltering temperatures expected within the coming weeks, the Health Department has additionally issued a warning to the general public in regards to the potential risk of heatstroke.
The director-general, Suwanchai Wattanayingcharoenchai, highlighted that provinces such as Tak, Lampang, Phetchabun, Loei, and Udon Thani have experienced daily temperatures of above 43C..