The Latest Breaking News from The Pollution Control Department

Police asked to find Saraburi canal polluters

The Pollution Control Department has asked police to find the factories responsible for polluting canals in Saraburi province with heavy metals and volatile organic compounds.

Bangkok Post · Jun 11

Arsenic, lead taint Saraburi canals

Arsenic and lead levels exceeding surface-water standards were detected at three monitoring locations in Saraburi's canal network, the Pollution Control Department (PCD) said.

Bangkok Post · Jun 6

PCD extends probe into blackened Saraburi canal

Closer inter-agency cooperation is needed to trace the source of illegal waste discharges after the Takhe canal in Saraburi turned black, says the Pollution Control Department.

Bangkok Post · Jun 1

Thailand’s cleanest and most polluted beaches named

The Pollution Control Department has named the cleanest beaches for swimming, and the most polluted, in Thailand.

Bangkok Post · Jan 1, 2025

PM2.5 to spike in Bangkok

Bangkok residents have been told to expect rising levels of PM2.5, which forecasters at the Pollution Control Department have said will continue to worsen until Wednesday.

Bangkok Post · Jan 15, 2024

'Safe' threshold cut 25%

The Pollution Control Department (PCD) said it will follow World Health Organization guidelines and reclassify the safe level for ultra-fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from 50 microgrammes per cubic metre (µg/m3) to 37.5 µg/m3 in a bid to curb dust pollution.

Bangkok Post · May 5, 2023

Air pollution expands in North, upper Northeast

Unhealthy levels of particulate matter 2.5 micrometres or less in diameter (PM2.5) were recorded in 23 areas, mostly in the North, with the worst levels found in Chiang Mai, the Pollution Control Department reported on Thursday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 13, 2023

Cross-border haze on Asean meet agenda

Thailand will put the cross-border dust pollution issue on the table at an upcoming Asean Summit, according to foreign minister, Don Pramudwinai.

Bangkok Post · Apr 12, 2023

North still choking on smog

Smog continues to cloak the upper northern region with PM2.5 dust at red-coded levels, and the worst pollution in Mae Hong Son province.

Bangkok Post · Apr 11, 2023

Thick smog continues in upper North

Red-coded hazardous smog levels again recorded in 13 areas in the upper North, with the worst pollution in Pai district of Mae Hong Son, the Pollution Control Department reported on Monday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 10, 2023