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PM2.5 dust at unsafe levels in 55 provinces

Chiang Mai 5th worst globally on air pollution index

Tourists walk past an outdoor air purifier installed by the Rajaprajanugroh Foundation under Royal Patronage on Maharat Road near the Grand Palace in Bangkok’s Phra Nakhon district. (Photo: Nutthawat Wicheanbut)

Fine dust levels were above the safe threshold of 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³) in 55 provinces, bar the South, on Wednesday morning, the Centre for Air Pollution Mitigation reported.

The 55 provinces with unsafe levels of PM2.5 dust as of 7am on Wednesday were: Bangkok, Pathum Thani, Nonthaburi, Nakhon Pathom, Samut Sakhon, Samut Prakan, Chiang Rai, Chiang Mai, Nan, Mae Hong Son, Phayao, Lamphun, Lampang, Phrae, Uttaradit,…

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