Dont breath the air in ChiangMai !

Post by **izzix** » March 7, 2007, 3:43 am

Chiang Mai residents told to stay home and avoid dust

KULTIDA SAMABUDDHI

Chiang Mai residents, especially the elderly, children and people with respiratory problems, have been advised to avoid outdoor activities as the city's air pollution has reached a dangerous level. The Pollution Control Department yesterday issued an air pollution warning after its air quality gauging stations in downtown Chiang Mai detected a harmful level of small dust particles.

The level of dust particles smaller than 10 microns was measured at 197.7 microgrammes per cubic metre (ug/cu m) in the city yesterday, against an acceptable level of 120 ug/cu m.

''Chiang Mai's air quality has reached a critical level since last Thursday. We recommend that residents stay home to avoid exposing themselves to small dust particles. All burning activities are also prohibited to reduce the volume of dust released into the air,'' said the warning.

Residents of Lampang province should also protect themselves from the air pollution as the province also has a very high level of small dust particles, which was measured at 207.7 ug/cu m yesterday.

Other provinces with high dust levels include Chon Buri (159) and Samut Prakan (121), according to the department.

Dust particles smaller than 10 microns could enter sensitive internal breathing organs and cause respiratory ailments.

''The increasing dust level is a result of widespread forest fires in the northern provinces and in neighbouring countries including Burma, Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia,'' said Duangchai Duangthip, a specialist at the Chiang Mai-based northern environmental office.

Ms Duangchai said Thailand is currently in the peak period for forest fires, resulting in rising levels of small dust particles across the country, but Chiang Mai is worst hit because it is surrounded by mountain ranges.

The situation has been aggravated by farming activities as many farmers still use the slash-and-burn technique to prepare their land for new crops, said Ms Duangchai.

The air pollution crisis in the northern city of 1.66 million people is predicted to continue for at least three months.

In response to the problem, the environmental office opened a call centre to update local air quality reports for residents and concerned agencies. Tambon-level emergency response units have also been set up to crack down on burning activities, which could worsen Chiang Mai's air pollution

Bangkok post 6th march

i see over on TV they are suffering from respiratory problems and some packing up and leaving town as its so bad. slash and burn and burning rubbish ,can it be halted?

Post by **Doc** » March 7, 2007, 3:57 am

Ah yes... Mr. Gloom and doom has posted again...

Can you post something postive sometime just to shock the hell out of the other foumites?????? [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o<

Post by **BKKSTAN** » March 7, 2007, 6:56 am

[quote="Doc"]Ah yes... Mr. Gloom and doom has posted again...

Can you post something postive sometime just to shock the hell out of the other foumites?????? [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o</quote>

This is an example of something positive from Kuhn doc tell them what to do =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

valentine · Post by **valentine** » March 7, 2007, 7:20 am

BKKSTAN wrote:
Doc wrote:Ah yes... Mr. Gloom and doom has posted again...

Can you post something postive sometime just to shock the hell out of the other foumites?????? [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o< [-o</quote> This is an example of something positive from Kuhn doc tell them what to do =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>

Your supposed to have said"yes teacher"

Post by **BKKSTAN** » March 7, 2007, 8:10 am

Everyone is a teacher,some are interested in the students ,others more interested in showing ''their ''expertise in all things

Post by **jackspratt** » March 7, 2007, 10:30 am

The good citizens of Chiang Mai may consider themselves lucky - only 198 ug/cu m. In Beijing it is hitting 300, and yet they say everything will be OK for the Olympics

Post by **rjb** » March 7, 2007, 2:24 pm

I spoke to easyrider in CM this morning, he said it was reminescent of LA in the 70s.

Post by **arjay** » March 7, 2007, 5:20 pm

Izzix, you should be Ok in Sri Chiang Mai, then!!

Your posts/topics remind me of the retort from the local Sheriff in the James Bond film, - "Live and Let Die":-

"What are you, some kind of Doomsday Machine??!!"

Said with the right accent, of course!

Post by **beer monkey** » March 7, 2007, 5:34 pm

arjay wrote:

Your posts/topics remind me of the retort from the local Sheriff in the James Bond film, - "Live and Let Die":-

"What are you, some kind of Doomsday Machine??!!"

Said with the right accent, of course!

well rememberd arjay.
This guy played plenty of sherriff roles., always seemed to have had a mouth full of plums .

anyone know the vague connection to the topic .... ???

Post by **izzix** » March 8, 2007, 1:26 am

obviously there are a lot of guys round here who prefer their heads in the sand or maybe up their asshole . ignorance is bliss for you guys eh? sorry i cant help you.

Post by **BKKSTAN** » March 8, 2007, 1:55 am

izzix,don't get upset!You have the fresh air from the Mekong,CM punters don't care about fresh air

,they are there for the ''temples''

Post by **izzix** » March 8, 2007, 3:11 am

dont worry stan i'm fine ,
heres 1 for you all >>

Thai doctors remove sword from teenager's face
BANGKOK (March 7, 2007): A team of Thai doctors in Chulalongkorn Hospital here successfully removed a 60cm-long sword that had been thrust through the nose cavity of a teenage boy and exited near his left ear.

Ronnachai Tiemsanguan, 16, was listed in stable condition after the sword's removal from his face yesterday in an operation that took five hours and ten minutes, reported the Thai Rath newspaper.

Ronnachai received his sword wound on Saturday (March 3) when he was attacked by "enemies" after attending a music concert in Sakeow city,160km east of Bangkok.

Two provincial hospitals refused to remove the sword, citing lack of proper equipment and expertise, forcing Rannachai's parents to transfer him to Chulalongklorn Hospital for the operation. - dpa

Post by **izzix** » March 8, 2007, 3:14 am

yes stan we get the fresh breezes off the river and the vistas over into Laos

Post by **beer monkey** » March 8, 2007, 6:41 am

beer monkey wrote:

anyone know the vague connection to the topic .... ???

ok i will answer it me self lol,The man with the golden gun...filmed in part in bangers a phuket.
He played the part again of the sheriff J.W pepper.

AMC Hornet 'X' 'hatchback'

Post by **AussieBoy** » March 8, 2007, 7:30 pm

Stay away from Chiang mai and you dont have to breath the air

Post by **izzix** » March 9, 2007, 3:26 am

Northern Thai city of Chiang Mai on health alert for haze

BANGKOK, Thailand (AP): Residents in Thailand's northern city of Chiang Mai have been advised to curb their outdoor activities to protect themselves from a choking haze, officials said.

The warning from the Pollution Control Department late Wednesday said that people with respiratory problems should seek medical advice immediately.

It said the level of dust particles smaller than 10 microns was measured Wednesday at 243.19 micrograms per cubic meter in the city, higher than the acceptable level of 120 micrograms per cubic meter. Chiang Mai, one of Thailand's largest cities, is a popular tourist destination.

"If it rises to 300 micrograms (per cubic meter), we may ask the Pollution Control Department to invoke a state of environmental emergency so officials can act more effectively,'' to stop open-air burning, said Apiwat Kunarat, the director of the regional environmental office under the Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment.

"It would be like an environmental martial law and the punishment for violation of the laws will be harsher than usual,'' he said. Those who cannot avoid outdoor exposure should cover their noses with a wet towel to avoid breathing in the dust generated by widespread brush fires in the surrounding areas and slash-and-burn farming activities, the department said.

Nestled in a valley, Chiang Mai, 570 kilometers (350 miles) north of Bangkok, is a popular tourist destination.

The department said the haze, which appeared on Thursday last week, will likely get worse in the near future if the fires continued.

Post by **Doc** » March 9, 2007, 3:46 am

izzix wrote:
It would be like an environmental martial law and the punishment for violation of the laws will be harsher than usual,'' he said.

Sounds like something akin to trying to piss up a flag pole...

Post by **izzix** » March 10, 2007, 1:47 am

hey doc whats up ?get out of the right side of bed today ?