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Air pollution might cost Bangkok nearly $90M in damage

Air pollution might cost Bangkok nearly $90M in damage

Economic damage from opportunity loss caused by air pollution, exceeding an average of 100µg/m³ on the Air Quality Index (AQI) in and around Bangkok over a one-month period, has been estimated at about THB3 billion (US$89.4 million), according to an assessment by Thailand’s Kasikorn Research Center (KRC).

More than 250 Bangkok schools close over air pollution

More than 250 Bangkok schools close over air pollution

Bangkok to announce remote work policy to combat air pollution

Bangkok to announce remote work policy to combat air pollution

Air pollution linked to 135 million premature deaths: study

Air pollution linked to 135 million premature deaths: study

Pollution from man-made emissions and other sources like wildfires have been linked to around 135 million premature deaths worldwide between 1980 and 2020, a Singapore university said Monday.

June 11, 2024 | 04:33 pm PT

Air pollution a factor in spiking cancer cases, report says

Air pollution a factor in spiking cancer cases, report says

New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) predict a 77% increase in cancer cases globally by 2050. The report points to air pollution as one of the factors driving the expected increase in cancer rates, even though it does not have the same effect on everyone.

February 4, 2024 | 07:08 pm PT

Hanoi takes first step to reducing noise, air pollution

Hanoi takes first step to reducing noise, air pollution

The installation of 24-hour air monitoring devices will be followed by plans to reduce noise and air pollution, the municipal administration says.

July 15, 2018 | 11:45 pm PT

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