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Bangkok air world's 3rd worst 1 published : 15 Dec 2020 at 12:41 1 The air quality index (AQI) in Bangkok soared to an unsafe level on Tuesday morning, ranking the capital third in the world's worst air pollution list. The Pollution Control Department reported Bangkok's highest PM2.5 level of 118mcg/cm on Din Daeng Road in Din Daeng district, followed by 102 on Charoen Nakhon Road in Khlong San district, 100 on Ma Charoen Road in Nong Khaem district, 94 on Srinakarin Road in Prawet district and Tha Phra intersection in Bangkok Yai district, and 93 on Sam Sen Road i...

Images courtesy of The Nation Thailand/Asian News Network. BANGKOK, Dec 12 (The Nation Thailand/ANN): Air pollution in Bangkok's 38 districts hit dangerous levels on Saturday morning with PM2.5 (particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometres in diameter) readings coming in at 39 to 72 micrograms per cubic metre (μg/m3), the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Air Quality and Noise Management Division reported. Thailand’s standard for safe levels of PM2.5 is 50 μg/m3, though the World Health Organisation sets it at 25 μg/m3. People, especially children and the elderly in a...