People living in 17 provinces in the North and Bangkok will continue to experience haze pollution until the middle of next week, according to the Pollution Control Department (PCD).
PCD chief Pinsak Suraswadi said yesterday all parts of the country, except the southern region, are now facing poor air quality caused by hazardous ultra-fine dust particles (PM2.5), which is impacting people’s health.
The department found the level of PM2.5 had reached 43-119 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m3) in the North, 57-158 µg/m3 in the Northeast, 48-110 µg/m3 in the Central and Western regions, and 62-139 µg/m3 in Bangkok. Levels above 50 µg/m3 are considered unsafe.
Mr Pinsak said the department projected that the haze pollution in the North and the capital would reach a moderate level on Feb 5-6 and fall back within safe levels on Feb 7-8.
He said 1,200 hotspots were…
