BANGKOK (NNT) – On December 13, Thailand witnessed a slight improvement in air quality, with dangerous levels of ultrafine dust (PM2.5) reported in 33 out of 77 provinces, a decrease from 47 provinces the previous day.

Thai Provinces Grapple with Hazardous Ultrafine Dust Levels

According to the Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (Gistda), five provinces in the Central Plain were under red-alert levels of PM2.5, down from 15 on Tuesday. The highest pollution was in Samut Sakhon, with a PM2.5 concentration of 95.2 microgrammes per cubic meter, exceeding the government’s safe threshold of 37.5?g/m?.

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Reporter: Krajangwit Johjit
National News Bureau of Thailand