Bangkok was ranked the third worst city on the planet for air pollution after PM2.5 mud reached unhealthy levels.
A heavy blanket of smog encased the capital’s skyscrapers as nationwide agricultural burning and forest fires pumped tiny mud particulates into the air, exacerbated by the city’s chockablock site visitors and stone-dry climate.
At 10am, Bangkok’s air high quality index (AQI) measured 198, in accordance with IQAir, a technology associate of the UN Environmental Programme.
AQI readings above one hundred are considered “unhealthy” (red), above 200 are thought of “very unhealthy” (purple) and past 300 are thought-about “hazardous.”
Bangkok’s thick levels of dust have been only beaten by Mumbai in India at 207 and Lahore in Pakistan at 202 this morning.
The capital of the North – Chiang Mai City – additionally ranks highly at No.8 most polluted city in the world today, with PM2.5 ranges reaching one hundred sixty five.
PM2. Lifetime are so small that they will penetrate deep into the respiratory tract and into the lungs. Short-term well being impacts include irritated eyes, nose, throat, and lungs, coughing, sneezing, runny nostril, and shortness of breath.
Exposure to PM2.5 can affect lung function and worsen bronchial asthma and heart disease. Studies have linked PM2.5 publicity to increased cardiovascular hospital admissions, emergency department visits and deaths.
PM2.5 dust particles are so small that they will transpire straight by way of an everyday surgical face mask. The only masks that filters out PM2.5 dust particles are an N95 mask, which is very beneficial to be worn exterior in Bangkok this week.
Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt urges Bangkokians to refrain from exercising outdoor, use public transport and do enterprise from home the place attainable to reduce the impact of air pollution.
At 8am this morning, air air pollution in Samut Prakan, just south of Bangkok, reached “very unhealthy” levels at 262. All outside activities have been cancelled and college students should stay indoors all day..