Chiang Mai is still on the top 5 pollutants destinations.
Discussed: 20 Mar 2024 at 04: 00
Chiang Mai is still one of the best five cities in the world with the worst pollution rates, despite the North’s air pollution issue showing little sign of improvement yesterday.
According to the air quality monitor on IQAir.com, Chiang Mai had the fifth worst air quality in the world yesterday, with the province’s Air Quality Index ( AQI ) measuring 186 at 8am.
The province’s PM2.5 concentration hovered around 154.9 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³ ), at least 24.8 times higher than the World Health Organization’s ( WHO ) air quality guidelines.
Chiang Mai University’s Climate Change Data Centre ( cmuccdc. org ) reported at 8am that the worst pollution was detected in tambon Ping Khong of Chiang Dao district, with the PM2.5 level jumping to 603 µg/m³.
The pollution level was measured at 157.8 g/m3 in almost every area of Chiang Mai, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD ).
However, in Phayao, the place for today’s smart case meeting, the PCD reported that the province had reddish- level pollution, with particles at 99.6 µg/m³.
The conference location at Phayao University was downpouring in the first night, according to the source. Pol Gen Phatcharavat Wongsuwan, the secretary of natural resources and setting, responded to the media’s question about the state of the environment by saying that Phayao is free of pollution.
However, Srettha Thavisin, the prime minister, claimed he had meal at Kwan Phayao Lakeside before arriving at the meeting place and that the waste had improved as a result of the storm.
Due to the high fire risk in the lower portion of Mae Hong Son, the province’s pollution levels at Doi Kong Mu Stupa were 675 g/m3. Due to the extremely high rates, the Research Institute for Health Sciences at Chiang Mai University issued a warning to people to avoid engaging in outdoor pursuits.
According to the University of Medicine’s Otolaryngology department, there have been two more patients who have had unusual nosebleeds treated since the start of February.
The northern region is likely to experience weather monday and Friday, according to the Northern Meteorological Centre, which should ideally lower pollution levels.