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Bangkok, Jan 21 (EFE/EPA).- Air quality in Bangkok and its surrounding areas remained at 'unhealthy' levels Thursday due to a cold front and a lack of wind, according to Thai Pollution Control Department. (Camera: DIEGO AZUBEL).B-ROLL OF THE CITY OF BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Dec 16 (EFE/EPA).-Thai workers sprayed water into the air Wednesday in an attempt to ease the effects of air pollution caused by fine particulate matter PM2.5 in Bangkok.PM2.5, which can cause serious health issues, spiked to unhealthy levels in Thailand's capital with the amount of fine particulate matter, of 2.5 microns or less in diameter, exceeding 100 in Bangkok and surrounding areas, according to the Pollution Control Department. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK)SHOT LIST: THAI WORKERS SPRAYING WATER INTO THE AIR TO EASE THE EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION IN BANGKOK, THAILAND.
Bangkok, Dec 14 (EFE/EPA).- Air pollution hit levels classified "unhealthy" on Monday in and around the Thai capital, Bangkok, according to an air quality report by the Department of Pollution Control. 34 areas in Bangkok and surrounding provinces have levels of air pollutant PM2.5 - fine particulate matter less than 2.5 micrometers in diameter - exceeding the safety standard. Bangkok was ranked sixth in the list of cities with the worst air quality in the world, with 168 points in the Air Quality Index, according to Air Visual, which monitors air quality across the world. PM2.5 levels - which indicate the number of particles smaller than 2.5 microns in diameter - increased to 59 micrograms per cubic meter, more than double of what is deemed safe by the World Health Organizaton. Exceeding PM2.5 levels increase risk of respiratory and cardiovascular illnesses as well as cancer. Children and aged people and those with respiratory disorders are strictly advised not to venture out when PM2.5 levels exceed recommended degrees. (Camera: NARONG SANGNAK). SHOT LIST: HEAVY AIR POLLUTION OF FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5) SHROUDS BANGKOK, THAILAND.
China’s capital city is planning ventilation corridors to tackle the country’s air pollution.
Air pollution blankets the skyline in Tehran as school children and many employees in Iran's capital were told to stay at home due to a spike in levels. Tehran, a city of around 9 million people, suffers from chronic air pollution and regularly ranks among the world's most polluted cities. IMAGES
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