A cloud of ultra-fine dust particles known as PM2.5 will return to Bangkok due to cooler temperatures. (Bangkok Post file photo)
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has warned that PM2.5 air pollution will shroud the capital for almost a week over the festive period.
BMA spokesman Pol Capt Pongsakorn Kwanmuang told media that City Hall has prepared measures to combat the return of the hazardous small dust particles, levels of which are predicted to peak between this Thursday, Christmas Eve, and next Tuesday.
The spike in PM2.5 is caused by climate patterns, particularly the current lack of air circulation to disperse the particles, he said.
The Pollution Control Department has set the country’s maximum “safe” level of PM2.5 at 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³), which is double the World…
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