A connection has been found between it smog season and an increase in cancer in northern Thailand. Narongchai Autsavapprompron, lecturer in therapeutic radiology and oncology at Chiang Mai University, has been researching this for three years.

Burning crop residues and forest fires release more radioactive radon particles into the atmosphere. Radon levels rise 'significantly' in February and March due to farmers' burns.

Numerous studies have found that continued exposure to radon particles is associated with the increase in cancer.

Source: Bangkok Post – www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1627018/study-links-haze-radon-danger-risk

1 thought on “Correlation between smog and cancer in Northern Thailand”

  1. Harry says up

    That correlation seems to me to be enough reason for the new government to give the organic sector ample scope and to support initiatives for further development as an alternative system in which compost is used instead of incinerated. A rice plant is not such a valuable product from an ecological point of view because only the seeds are used and they are still stripped of their bran, except for the pericarp which has more to offer than the starchy core. That starch is an excellent fuel in itself, but recent studies have shown that it also has disadvantages. It is a carbohydrate that is quickly absorbed into the blood and, like white flour and white table sugar, can cause plaque on the vessel wall.


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