Air pollution throughout Bangkok today is at the Orange level today (unhealthy for sensitive groups), with a 44.9µg/m³ average level of PM2.5 dust.
Tomorrow is expected to be the same, with an improvement forecast from Thursday until Sunday, due to improved air circulation, according to the Air Quality Information Centre of the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration.
The 12 most polluted districts today are:
1. Bueng Kum, 62µg/m³
2. Lat Krabang, 61.7µg/m³
3. Nong Chok, 61µg/m³
4. Nong Chok park, 57.5µg/m³
5. Min Buri, 55.9µg/m³
6. Khlong Sam Wa, 55.4µg/m³
7. Bang Khen, 55.1µg/m³
8. Wang Thong Lang, 53.8µg/m³
9. Kanna Yao, 53.3µg/m³
10. Chatuchak, 52.2µg/m³
11. Sai Mai, 51.8µg/m³
12. Seri Thai park in Bueng Kum, 50.7µg/m³
PM2.5 in northern Bangkok is between 47.1 and 55.1µg/m³. Eastern Bangkok, 39.9-62µg/m³. Central Bangkok, 40.2-53.8µg/m³. Southern Bangkok, 39.3-49.4µg/m³. Northern Bangkok, 38.3-49.4µg/m³. Southern Thon Buri, 38.3-48.5µg/m³ and northern Thon Buri, 38.3-40.4µg/m³.
The information centre reported three hotspots in Bangkok yesterday, which were detected by a NASA satellite. Three of them were the result of grass burning in Nong Chok district and all of them have already been extinguished.
