PM2.5 Pollution Surges in Bangkok, Reaches Unsafe Levels

Bangkok Urges Work From Home as PM2.5 Levels Reach Orange Alert

Bangkok, Thailand – Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt has urged offices to allow voluntary Work From Home (WFH) on 4 December as the city faces rising air pollution. PM2.5 levels have reached orange alert, affecting all 50 districts and several central provinces, including Nakhon Pathom, Samut Prakan, Samut Songkhram, Chachoengsao, and Pathum Thani. Bangkok is now entering its annual dust season, lasting from November to February. Today, air …

PM2.5 Pollution Surges in Bangkok, Reaches Unsafe Levels

Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post Bangkok and 45 provinces in Thailand are experiencing unsafe ultrafine dust levels, according to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda). As of Monday morning, PM2.5 levels, which measure fine particulate matter, were reported at 39.4 to 60.7 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m³) in Bangkok and other areas. This exceeds the government-set safe threshold of 37.5 µg/m³, affecting provinc…