Bangkok and six northern provinces in Thailand are expected to see air quality worsen over the weekend, according to Thailand’s Pollution Control Department.
The PCD reported yesterday that air quality across the country ranged from very good down to a health-threatening level at 11 am. The amount of PM2.5 dust particles in the atmosphere also exceeded the standard level in many areas nationwide:
- Ban Klang sub-district in Mueang district of Lamphun, 56 microns
- Phra Bat sub-district in Mueang district of Lampang, 62 microns
- Ban Tom sub-district in Mueang district of Phayao, 55 micronsBan Tarn sub-district in Hot district of Chiang Mai, 84 microns (microgram per cubic metre)
- Thanee sub-district in Mueang district of Sukhothai, 52 microns
- Lat Yai sub-district in Mueang district of Samut Songkhram, 55 microns
- Li sub-district in Li district of Lamphun, 66 microns
- Mae Pa sub-district…
