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Dust levels unsafe in 53 provinces, including Bangkok

The level of PM2.5 particulates exceeded safety standards at 90 air-quality monitoring stations in Bangkok and surrounding provinces on Wednesday morning. (File photo: Apichart Jinakul)

PM2.5 dust levels above the safe limit of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre were reported in 53 provinces across the country, including Bangkok and its suburbs, on Wednesday morning.

The worst hit area was in tambon Lat Yai of Muang district in Samut Sakhon province, with harmful levels of PM2.5 dust at 132mcg/m³, the Pollution Control Department’s air pollution centre reported on Wednesday.

Bangkok and its suburbs remained blanketed in smog, with PM2.5 dust exceeding safe levels at 90 air-quality monitoring stations. Three areas in Bangkok were…

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