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Bangkok on Wednesday recorded the world's third worst air quality on Air Visual, a popular app monitoring pollution, and PM2.5 levels are predicted to rise until the end of this week.<br>The level of PM2.5 at 9.30am on Wednesday rose to over 119 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m³), placing the Thai capital third behind only Australia's Canberra and India's New Delhi in terms of air pollution.<br>However, by 6pm the level of PM2.5 had dropped to 33.9µg/m³, placing the city 32nd on the app's real-time ranking of the world's air quality. In a related development, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has put its health officials on high alert following a rise of PM2.5 in 38 of 50 areas in the capital and adjacent provinces.<br>The PM2.5 levels have worsened since Monday. The government considers readings of 51 or more unsafe for health. Elsewhere in the world the safe level is usually much lower.<br>The director of the BMA's Health Department said officials at mobile units led by 68 health offices were instructed to step up an awareness campaign among city residents, with a focus on vulnerable groups such as the elderly, children, pregnant women and people with heart and respiratory complaints.<br>The fine dust can cause severe respiratory disorders. People with underlying health problems were advised to wear face masks and avoid non-essential outdoor activities.<br>เพื่อช่วยบรรเทาสถานการณ์ที่รัฐมนตรีว่าการกระทรวงมหาดไทยอนุพงษ์เผ่าจินดาได้สั่งให้เจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจในการตรวจสอบอย่างเคร่งครัดการปล่อยมลพิษจากยานพาหนะและโรงงานและการบังคับใช้การห้ามในการเผาไหม้แบบเปิดโล่ง
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