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Reader question: What about particulate matter in Thailand and especially in Pattaya?

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January 14 2018

Dear readers,

Particulate matter is responsible for the premature death of 10.000 people per year in Belgium. Is there air quality data in Thailand and more specifically in Pattaya?

Regards,

Robert (BE)

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16 responses to “Reader question: What about particulate matter in Thailand and especially in Pattaya?”

  1. Jane says up
    14 January 2018 at 10: 23

    Haven't been to that wretched place by the sea for years—I don't know. However, in the big city of BKK, where it will be clear to everyone that this problem is many miles bigger, figures are often printed in the BKKpost for the most polluted city districts/streets, DinDaeng rd. always scores very high, as well as the Vict.Monument (located near it), then Pratunam. whether that is particulate matter or other toxins or I don't know what it is, so I don't know. It is obvious that it is bad.
    Incidentally, people are living longer and I can well remember that in the 60s/70s with far fewer cars on the road, the pollution in the air was many miles greater (at least noticeably) than now, so I have and remain quite a few doubts about those alleged dead. The chance of dying is 100% for everyone.

  2. John says up
    14 January 2018 at 11: 12

    are there protective solutions for particulate matter and I don't mean those mouth wipes

    • Fransamsterdam says up
      14 January 2018 at 15: 26

      Yes, look for fpp2 dust mask. However, they are more intended to be worn during (demolition) work and the like. Not when shopping. But it is not forbidden I thought in Thailand.
      Hip injuries after falls also kill many people. You can buy a fall airbag for that.
      Of course in addition to the crash helmet against brain damage. Steel-toed flip-flops are still under development. Safety goggles never hurt and then you will see that you make a death thump after taking a shower.

  3. From bellinghen says up
    14 January 2018 at 11: 57

    Dear.
    I recently went to Memorial hospital where the doctor told me that the whole of central Pattaya is a major pollution zone. Almost all farangs living in that area come to the hospital with lung problems.
    It is always about coughing, especially when lying down, green mucus and saliva that sticks like the best adhesive product. Antibiotics only help relatively. Antibiotics administered intravenously work more efficiently. eg AVALOX infusion of 2 hours.
    If you are looking for a condo, better take Jomtien. Very big difference.
    Kind regards.

    • Fransamsterdam says up
      14 January 2018 at 12: 51

      As far as I know, antibiotics help against living pathogens such as bacteria.
      Antibiotics have no effect whatsoever on particulate matter or its consequences.
      So larycake.

  4. Jacques says up
    14 January 2018 at 12: 22

    Nowadays I ride the motorbike in Pattaya with my helmet screen in front of my face, because otherwise dust gets into my eyes every time and I keep blinking, etc. Also with rubbing, red eyes so dust enough.

    • Fransamsterdam says up
      14 January 2018 at 12: 52

      Dust that you suffer from acutely is definitely not particulate matter.

    • John Chiang Rai says up
      14 January 2018 at 13: 28

      As long as you get dust in your eyes, this may certainly be unpleasant, and while participating in traffic may not be completely harmless to others, but this kind of dust has the least disadvantage.
      The type of particulate matter discussed in the article above, however, is so microscopic that it only reaches your lungs via the head of the throat, where it causes serious damage in the long run.
      Particulate matter that includes toxic chemical agents, and mainly through street traffic (in particular diesel vessels), the open burning of house / waste, agricultural fields, and the passive smoking of nicotine products. All things that are also widely available in Thailand, and are little or not checked at all in case of exceedances.
      People who suffer from particulate matter for a long time can, as a result, develop ashtma attacks, coughing, and even heart problems and lung cancer.
      At a high concentration, you often see this particulate matter hanging over an area as a kind of fog clock, where even the sun no longer shines through from time to time.

  5. willie says up
    14 January 2018 at 13: 05

    Well, with all those thundering buses in Pattaya, I can imagine that you shouldn't do any research into particulate matter or something like that.

  6. Gerrti says up
    14 January 2018 at 13: 46

    Well,

    People don't worry much about particulate matter in Thailand, only 10.000 deaths per year, a number that is really nothing compared to the annual deaths caused by traffic.

    Bangkok is certainly the crowning glory in Thailand, but the annual fires of rice fields can also have something to do with it. Not to mention burning rubbish dumps.

    If you do not want or cannot have particulate matter, Thailand is not the right country for you.

    Gerrit

    • Fransamsterdam says up
      14 January 2018 at 14: 59

      Those 10.000 deaths, that is the figure for Belgium. So that country is also unsuitable.

  7. Karel says up
    14 January 2018 at 15: 12

    I live in Jomtien on the beach and smell the polluted air from Pattaya when the wind blows from that corner. When I exercise intensively, I feel my bronchi. Fortunately, that is no more than 30 days in an entire year.

    With a westerly and southerly wind, the air in Jomtien is fresh… (as long as you don't drive on a busy road). Fortunately, the wind is usually favorable.

  8. Ger Korat says up
    14 January 2018 at 15: 38

    Last year, Greenpeace published a report on particulate matter in a number of provinces. Wealth Health Organization sets a safety limit for PM2.5 of 10 micrograms per cubic meter of air. Thailand uses 25 micrograms as a safety limit. In Chonburi, not far from Pattaya, the average was 21 micrograms in the first half of 2017. Google air pollution alert in 14 provinces and you will get some information about this.

    • Ger Korat says up
      14 January 2018 at 15: 43

      Small adjustment of my response in the 2nd sentence: Wealth Health Organization should be: World Health Organization.

  9. brother69 says up
    15 January 2018 at 01: 18

    Yes what do you want, all those dirty smelly diesels driving around here, is added as a bonus that the roads
    full of dust and also inhaled for dessert.

    Plus all that they burn here, yes gentlemen themselves burn down the sugar cane, well in the morning there is one here
    carpet of black snow.
    Normally it is forbidden to burn sugar cane, what do a Thai say, I didn't understand that well
    hear.

    All these things will certainly not benefit your health, and after years of residence in Thailand you will
    experiencing bronchial problems.

    For my part, Thailand is a very dirty and unhealthy country to be in.

  10. Willy Croymans says up
    15 January 2018 at 09: 40

    I drove 2 times with the scooter from Pattaya to Bangkok, it took 2 hours, when I arrived in Bangkok I was like black piet, speaking of particulate matter….


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