The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand is preparing to issue a new Air Quality Index (AQI) announcement based on the PM 2.5 criteria recommended by the WHO, while accelerating awareness among the public and agencies to intensively tackle air pollution problems.
Mr. Jatuporn Burusphat, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (Natural Resources and Environment) said that he was in the process of considering (draft) the Pollution Control Department’s announcement on Thailand’s Air Quality Index B.E. Reminder of the introduction of new health care practices for the public. According to the Air Quality Index (AQI) adjustment according to the PM2.5 standard that will be adjusted from 50 mcg/m3 to 37.5 mcg/m3 on the day June 1, 2023, using the WHO Guidelines and Interim Targets as the air quality index alert level range. Which is still divided into 5 levels of color values as before, ie blue, green, yellow, orange and red, by adjusting the red level from the original 91 mcg/m3 to 75.1 mcg/m3
In this regard, cooperation is requested for all relevant government agencies. Be prepared to solve PM2.5 dust problems in accordance with the new standards. Ready to ask the Pollution Control Department And the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (Thai Health Promotion Foundation) hastened to raise awareness to the public. to the new standard and various guidelines to solve problems that are based on science for government agencies and the public to understand the correct information and jointly solve air pollution problems in terms of the problem of transboundary smog assigning the Pollution Control Department to discuss with neighboring countries To raise standards for cooperation in resolving transboundary haze problems that occur together as a standard and to emphasize intensive public relations in providing information as much as possible to all sectors. To work together to seriously and sustainably solve the problem of air pollution
Source: Thai News Agency
