Haze worsens in Phuket
BANGKOK — Haze generated by smoke from Indonesian forest fires eased in Thailand’s southern most provinces today (Oct 7) even as it worsened in Phuket, Thailand’s Pollution Control Department said.
Haze covers Thepkasattri Road in the Thalang district of Phuket. Photo: Bangkok Post
BANGKOK — Haze generated by smoke from Indonesian forest fires eased in Thailand’s southern most provinces today (Oct 7) even as it worsened in Phuket, Thailand’s Pollution Control Department said.
Haze continued to cover the seven southern provinces of Narathiwat, Pattani, Phuket, Satun, Songkhla, Surat Thani, and Yala.
The department reported this morning that particulate matter decreased in the six other provinces but rose in Phuket.
Particulate matter stood at 57 microgrammes per cubic metre of air in Narathiwat, 73 in Pattani, 92 in Satun, 110 in Songkhla, 77 in Surat Thani, and 66 in Yala. The upper limit of for healthy air is 120 microgrammes per cu/m.
Normally, particulate matter in the South comes in below 40 microgrammes per cu/m, the department said.
Pollution levels in Phuket, however, rose from 146 yesterday to 174 microgrammes per cu/m this morning. BANGKOK POST
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