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‘Safe’ threshold cut 25%

Smoke billows into the air in Nonthaburi province after a farmer set her rice field on fire to clear dry rice straws left after the harvest last month. The burning of crop residue contributes to air pollution and leads to a rise in ultra-fine PM2.5 dust particles. (Photo: Pattarapong Chatpattarasill)

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) said it will follow World Health Organization guidelines and reclassify the safe level for ultra-fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m3) to 37.5 µg/m3 in a bid to curb dust pollution.

Jatuporn Burutphat, permanent secretary for the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, said the ministry supports lowering the threshold on Thailand’s Air Quality…

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