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Thailand: Air quality in Chiang Mai remains below recommended standards.

Thai Press Reports

| March 13, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Thai News Services. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

(From Thai Press Reports)

Section: General News - Air quality in Chiang Mai remains below recommended standards with fine-particle dust levels reaching twice the standard. However, the weather bureau said pollution would ease this week, The Nation reports.

In Huai Thung Thao public park in Mae Rim district joggers reportedly suffered respiratory difficulties from smoke caused by forest fires. Some 400 children and staff at Wiang Ping Children's Home have suffered from eye irritation and coughing for several days.

Chiang Mai City has been shrouded in smog since March 1. Fine-particle dust levels were between 190 micrograms and 243 micrograms per …

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