အမွန္တတကယ္ေၾကာက္ဖို႔ေကာင္းတဲ့ အသံတိတ္ လူသတ္သမားေလးေတြျဖစ္ပါတယ္၊ ဘာမွေတာင္ သတိထားမိက်မယ္မထင္ပါဘူး၊ ၁၉၉၇ခုႏွစ္မွာ PSI ၂၂၆ထိဘဲအျမင့္ဆံုးျဖစ္ဖူးၿပီး၊ ဒီေနာက္ပိုင္း ဒီတေခါက္ ျဖစ္တာ ေတာ္ေတာကိုဆိုး၀ါး ၿပီးရက္ ေပါင္းလေပါင္း ၾကာႏိုင္တယ္လိုေတာင္သိရပါတယ္၊ (စက္တင္ဘာလ၊ေအာက္တိုဘာလထိလို႔သိရပါတယ္)
ဒီေန႔ ၂၁-၀၆-၂၀၁၃ေန႔ မနက္ ၁၀နာရီမွာ Pollutants Standards Index-PSI ၃၆၇ ကေန ေန႔လည္ ၁၂နာရီမွာ PSI ၄၀၁ထိေတာင္ရွိလာပါတယ္၊ညေနပိုင္း၃နာရီမွာေတာ့ PSI 168ထိ တေျဖးေျဖးျပန္က်သြားလို႔ေတာ္ေသးတယ္၊
ဒါေပမဲ့ဒီလိုလူေတြဒုကၡေရာက္ေနခ်ိန္မွာ သူေဌးျဖစ္ သြားတဲ့ လုပ္ငန္းေတြကေတာ့ Air Purifiers ေလသန္႔စက္ေရာင္းတဲ့ဆိုင္ေတြပါဘဲ ၊တန္းစီၿပီးေတာင္၀ယ္ေနက်တာကိုေတြ႕ရတယ္ေလ၊ ရိုးရိုး Air Purifer ေတာင္ $ ၁၉.၉၀ႏွင့္ေဆးရည္က အနည္းဆံုး ၁၉.၉၀ေပးရၿပီး အနံေပၚေစ်းမဴတည္ၿပီး ၃၉.၉၀ထိေစ်းရွိပါတယ္၊ တျခားထူးဆန္းလွပတဲ့ ပစၥည္းေတြက ေစ်းပိုမ်ားတတ္ပါတယ္၊
ဒါေတြကိုတြက္ၾကည့္လိ္ုက္ရင္အနည္းဆံုး $၄၀ေလာက္ကို ကုန္က်ပါ တယ္! တြက္ၾကည့္လိုက္ ဒီကလူဦးေရႏွင့္ခ်က္ခ်င္းေရာင္းအားတက္သြားတလို ရက္ပိုင္းအတြင္းမွာ ခ်က္ခ်င္း Millionaire ျဖစ္သြားပါေတာ့တယ္၊ MASK ႏွာေခါင္းစြတ္မ်က္ႏွာဖံုး ဆိုေဆးဆိုင္ေတြမွာ ပစၥည္းျပတ္သြားၿပီး Out of Stock all Mask လို႔ေတာင္ေရးထားပါတယ္ ၀ယ္လို႔ေတာာင္မရပါဘူး! ေဆခန္းႏွင့္ ေဆးရံုေတြမွာလဲ လူနာ ၁၀%ႏႈံးေလာက္ကိုတက္သြားပါတယ္လို႔သတင္းေတြမွာၾကားသိရပါတယ္၊၊
၂၀၁၃ခုႏွစ္ ဇြန္၂၂ရက္ေန႔လဲ မနက္၁၀နာရီမွာ PSI ၃၂၆ ထိ ေန႔လည္ေန႔ခင္းဖက္ေတြမွာ အတက္ဆံုးျဖစ္ေနတာကိုေတြ႕ေနရပါၿပီး ေလတိုက္ေလေၾကာင္းမိရင္ ပိုမ်ားတတ္ၿပီး ညေနဖက္ႏွင့္ ညဖက္ေတြေတာ့ျပန္က်သြားတတ္ပါတယ္၊ ဒီလိုတာ PSI ၃၀၀ေတာက္ေလွ်ာက္ ေက်ာ္ေနရင္ ဒီလိုရက္လရွည္ ေရရွည္ၾကာမယ္လို႔သိရၿပီး လူထုေတြအေတာ္ကို ဒုကၡေရာက္က်ၿပီး ဘယ္လို ဆက္အလုပ္လုပ္က်မလဲေတာ့မသိပါဘူး ? ေလေအးစက္ရွိတဲ႔ ရံုးသမားေတြကေတာ့ ဘာမွမသိတာေပမဲ႔ေဆာက္လုပ္ေရး ဖက္ႏွင့္အျပင္ဖက္အလုပ္သမားေတြကို PSI ၃၀၀ေက်ာ္ရင္ နားခိုင္းထားၿပီး ျပန္က်တဲ့အခ်ိန္PSI၂၀၀ ေအာက္ ေရာက္မွျပန္အလုပ္လုပ္က်ရပါတယ္၊
ဒီေလသန္႔စက္ေရာင္းတဲ့ကုမၼဏီေတြကေတာ့..
People with heart or respiratory diseases, as well as young children and elderly, should avoid going outdoors whilst the haze lasts in Singapore, advise experts. Even if you don’t have a pre-existing health condition, you should reduce your outdoor physical activity when the air quality is hazy and unhealthy.
The National Environment Agency (NEA) issued these air pollution health warnings in Singapore after the air quality on 17 June 2013 reached an unhealthy reading of 155 on the Pollutants Standards Index (PSI, a 3-hour average). However, the PSI reading went up to the hazardous level of 321 on 19 June (10pm), the worst in Singapore’s history. In September 1997, the PSI reading had reached a high of 226.
A PSI reading of 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is moderate, 101-200 is unhealthy, 201-300 is very unhealthy and above 300 is hazardous.
A smoke haze is an annual occurrence in Singapore and typically occurs in the May to October period. It is caused by winds bringing in tiny particles of ash from the raging forest fires in neighbouring Sumatra, Indonesia.
These particles are called PM10 (10 refers to the size in microns of the particulate matters). Breathing in an excess of these particles can increase a person’s risk of developing viral and bacterial infections, as well as heart and lung diseases, cancer and stroke. While the bigger air particles are filtered out by the respiratory tract, tiny particles are typically deposited in the lungs. These tiny particles can accumulate over time and harm the body.
Related article: The haze stopping you from jogging? Try these indoors workouts!
“Existing health conditions such as eczema, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and eye diseases like conjunctivitis are made worse by air pollution,” says Associate Professor Loo Chian Min, Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (SGH). “Even healthy people can suffer from irritation in the eyes, nose and throat, coughing and sneezing, if they spend time outdoors during a smoke haze.”
Related article: Outside without your inhaler? Here’s how to survive an asthma attack
Ways to protect yourself from the haze
Take the following steps to protect yourself from the haze in Singapore:
This article was written by Anjana Motihar Chandra for Health Xchange, with expert input from the Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
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The 12 noon PSI of 401 was a new all-time high after the 371 reading on Thursday afternoon at 1pm.
ဒါေတြေၾကာင့္ေျပးစရာေျမမရိွတဲ႔ဒီစင္ကာပူကိုႏိုင္ငံျခားသားလူေတြမႀကိဳက္တာကိုး!......
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ဒီမွာစင္ကာပူျမန္မာမွာကိုေအးျငိမ္းေရးထားတာကိုအျပည္အစံုဖတ္ၾကည့္လိုက္ပါ!ေတာ္ေတာ္ကိုျပည့္စံုပါ တယ္...
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ေလထုတြင္ပါ၀င္သည့္ အမႈန္ပမာဏအလိုက္ က်န္းမာေရးကို ထိခိုက္ႏိုင္ေျခအား ေအာက္ပါဇယားျဖင့္ ေဖာ္ျပထားပါ သည္။
မွတ္တမ္းမ်ားအရ စင္ကာပူ၌ ၁၉၉၇ ခုႏွစ္၊ စက္တင္ဘာလက PSI ၂၂၆ ထိေရာက္ခဲ့ၿပီး ၂၀၀၆ ခုႏွစ္တြင္ ၁၅၀ ထိရိွခဲ့၏။ ယခုတစ္ခါတြင္မူ အေျခအေနအေတာ္ဆိုးသည္။
ယခုလက္ရိွ PSI တန္ဘိုးမ်ားမွာ ေအာက္ပါအတိုင္းျဖစ္၏။
စီးပြားေရးေလာဘသားေတြ ေလာဘတက္ၿပီးလုပ္လိုက္က်တာ ျဖစ္လာတဲ့ျပႆနာေတြ မေမွ်ာ္လင့္တဲ့ သဘာ၀ေဘးအႏၱရယ္ေလးေတြပါဘဲ၊ အင္ဒိုနီးရွားကေတာေတာင္ေတြကို ေတာမီးရွႈိ႕လို႔ ျငိမ္းမရတဲ့ ဒီမီးခိုးျပာေဘးအႏၱရာယ္ေတြေၾကာင့္ ဒီကစကာၤပူ အဓိက ႏိုင္ငံျခား ခရီးသြားလုပ္ငန္းက ဧည့္သည္ ၂၀ %ႏႈံးေလာက္က်ဆင္းသြားရပါတယ္ေလ၊ ေငြေပါင္းသန္းမ်ား စြာထိခိုက္သြားတဲ့အျပင္ PSI ျမင့္တဲ့ရက္ ေတြမွာ ျပည္တြင္းအလုပ္ေတြတခ်ိဳ႕ဆိုနားထားရေတာ့ တြက္တာ ၾကည့္ေတာ့.....
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List of Suppliers of Air Cleaning Devices for Buildings
3M Technologies (S) Pte Ltd
1 Yishun Ave 7
Singapore 768923 6450-8888 (O)
6552-2119 (F) Media Filte(Electrostatically charged)
AAF Singapore Pte Ltd
3 Bukit Batok St 22
Singapore 659582 6897-0383 (O)
6897-0328 (F) Media Filter
Airklean Engineering Pte Ltd
5 Upper Aljunied Link #07-02 Quartz Industrial Building
Singapore 367903 6382-6619 (O)
6382-6182 (F) Media Filter
Airverclean Pte Ltd
61 Kaki Bukit Ave 1 #03-19
Shun Li Industrial Park
Singapore 417943 6741-5800 (O)
6741-3935 (F) Electrostatic Precipitator
Airwave Pte Ltd
105 Jalan Kembangan
Singapore 419143 6743-8888 (O)
6748-7488 (F) Electrostatic Precipitator
Clyde-IFC (S) Pte Ltd
47 Gul Circle
Singapore 629580 6785-0700 (O)
6785-1011 (F) Media Filter
Flanders International Pte Ltd
165 Bukit Merah Central
#07-3673
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6274-0911 (F) Media Filter
GAF Technologies Pte Ltd
24 Sin Ming Lane #07-102
Midview City
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6234-0970 (F) Media Filter(Electrostatically charged)
GETC Asia Pte Ltd
25 Woodlands Ind. Park E1
#05-02
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6364-7757 (F) Media Filter and Electrostatic Precipitator
Genmech Engrg. (S) Pte Ltd
21 Toh Guan Road East
Toh Guan Centre #07-14/15/16
Singapore 608609 6763-0200 (O)
6763-0900 (F) Media Filter
Honeywell Pte Ltd
17 Changi Business Park Central 1
Singapore 486073 6580-3152 (O)
6445-3033 (F) Electrostatic Precipitator
Inair Technology Pte Ltd
Block 28 Defu Lane 10 #01-144
Singapore 539209 6841-1427 (O)
6841-0488 (F) Media Filter
Micro Filtration Technology Pte Ltd
21 Toh Guan Road East #09-08
Toh Guan Centre
Singapore 608609 6762-9559 (O)
6762-0100 (F) Media Filter
Tobero Pte Ltd
15 Changi North St 1 #01-25 I-Lofts
Singapore 498765 6749-0933 (O)
6741-9550 (F) Media Filter and Electrostatic Precipitator
Tuck Hwa Industries Pte Ltd
Blk 5 Kaki Bukit Road
Eunos Techno Link #02-01
Singapore 415936 6281-6997 (O)
6281-1164 (F) Media Filter
Utopia-Aire Pte Ltd
7 Kaki Bukit Place
Singapore 416185 6746-7577 (O)
6746-4994 (F) Media Filter
Camfil Farr Singapore Pte Ltd
Sin Ming Lane
#03-125/126
Blk 26 Midview City
Singapore 573971 6659-5189 (O)
6659-5137 (F) Media Filter
Indonesia fights fires, faces ire as smog blankets Singapore
SINGAPORE/JAKARTA (Reuters) - Singapore's pollution index climbed back to "hazardous" levels and air quality deteriorated in the Malaysian capital on Saturday as Indonesia came under heavy pressure to bring fires from slash-and-burn land clearing under control.
"We will do everything we can," he told a news conference.
Indonesia blamed eight companies for the fires on Friday, including Jakarta-based PT Sinar Mas Agro Resources and Technology (SMART) (SMAR.JK) and Asia Pacific Resources International (APRIL)....
People with heart or respiratory diseases, as well as young children and elderly, should avoid going outdoors whilst the haze lasts in Singapore, advise experts. Even if you don’t have a pre-existing health condition, you should reduce your outdoor physical activity when the air quality is hazy and unhealthy.The National Environment Agency (NEA) issued these air pollution health warnings in Singapore after the air quality on 17 June 2013 reached an unhealthy reading of 155 on the Pollutants Standards Index (PSI, a 3-hour average). However, the PSI reading went up to the hazardous level of 321 on 19 June (10pm), the worst in Singapore’s history. In September 1997, the PSI reading had reached a high of 226.
A PSI reading of 0-50 is considered good, 51-100 is moderate, 101-200 is unhealthy, 201-300 is very unhealthy and above 300 is hazardous.
A smoke haze is an annual occurrence in Singapore and typically occurs in the May to October period. It is caused by winds bringing in tiny particles of ash from the raging forest fires in neighbouring Sumatra, Indonesia.
These particles are called PM10 (10 refers to the size in microns of the particulate matters). Breathing in an excess of these particles can increase a person’s risk of developing viral and bacterial infections, as well as heart and lung diseases, cancer and stroke. While the bigger air particles are filtered out by the respiratory tract, tiny particles are typically deposited in the lungs. These tiny particles can accumulate over time and harm the body.
Related article: The haze stopping you from jogging? Try these indoors workouts!
“Existing health conditions such as eczema, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and eye diseases like conjunctivitis are made worse by air pollution,” says Associate Professor Loo Chian Min, Head and Senior Consultant, Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (SGH). “Even healthy people can suffer from irritation in the eyes, nose and throat, coughing and sneezing, if they spend time outdoors during a smoke haze.”
Related article: Outside without your inhaler? Here’s how to survive an asthma attack
Ways to protect yourself from the haze
Take the following steps to protect yourself from the haze in Singapore:
- Cover your nose and mouth with a mask when you go out – make sure you get a mask that can catch tiny particles below 0.3 microns.
- Keep the doors and windows of your home closed.
- Roll up the windows of your car if you are driving.
- Use an air-conditioner in your home to help remove pollutants.
- Use an air ionizer or air purifier to catch very small particles.
- Drink more water than usual – this helps the kidneys flush out any toxins absorbed through the skin and lungs.
- Cut down on coffee and alcohol – these promote fluid loss and leach nutrients from the body.
- Build up your immunity with foods rich in vitamin C (oranges, guava, strawberries), vitamin E (nuts and seeds) and omega-3 fatty acids (oily fish).
This article was written by Anjana Motihar Chandra for Health Xchange, with expert input from the Department of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine, Singapore General Hospital (SGH).
Looking for doctor’s advice and health tips from the experts? Visit HealthXchange.com.sg, Singapore's trusted health and lifestyle portal.
Health Xchange's articles are meant for informational purposes only and cannot replace professional surgical, medical or health advice, examination, diagnosis, or treatment.
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PSI and PM2.5 Readings
| Time | 12AM | 1AM | 2AM | 3AM | 4AM | 5AM | 6AM | 7AM | 8AM | 9AM | 10AM | 11AM | |
| 3-hr PSI | 210 | 173 | 143 | 119 | 104 | 96 | 94 | 111 | 158 | 256 | 367 | 400 | |
| Time | 12PM | 1PM | 2PM | 3PM | 4PM | 5PM | 6PM | 7PM | 8PM | 9PM | 10PM | 11PM | |
| 3-hr PSI | 401 | 360 | 245 | 168 | 145 | 143 | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
Get more haze info and maps here.
Hourly updates of 3-hr PSI readings are provided from 12midnight to 12midnight. The 3hr PSI readings are calculated based on PM10 concentrations only.
| Region | 24-h Sulphur dioxide (µg/m3) | 24-h PM10 (µg/m3) | 1-h Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m3)a | 8-h Ozone (µg/m3) | 8-h Carbon monoxide (mg/m3) | 24-h PM2.5 (µg/m3)b |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | 34(21) | 343(197) | 59(-) | 43(18) | 5.4(54) | 278 |
| South | 13(8) | 341(196) | 46(-) | 49(21) | 4.1(41) | 266 |
| East | 15(10) | 310(180) | 46(-) | 118(50) | 2.1(21) | 246 |
| West | 7(4) | 345(198) | 20(-) | 122(55) | 4.9(49) | 251 |
| Central | 7(4) | 291(170) | 12(-) | 91(39) | 3.1(31) | 216 |
- See more at: http://app2.nea.gov.sg/weather-climate/haze-updates/psi-readings/pollutant-concentrations#sthash.cwktgjTg.dpuf
Hourly updates of 3-hr PSI readings are provided from 12midnight to 12midnight. The 3hr PSI readings are calculated based on PM10 concentrations only.
| North | 197 | 278 | The following groups should remain indoors and keep activity levels low: •People with heart or lung disease•Children and older adults. Everyone else should avoid all physical activity outdoors. |
| South | 196 | 266 | The following groups should remain indoors and keep activity levels low: •People with heart or lung disease•Children and older adults. Everyone else should avoid all physical activity outdoors. |
| East | 180 | 246 | The following groups should remain indoors and keep activity levels low: •People with heart or lung disease•Children and older adults. Everyone else should avoid all physical activity outdoors. |
| West | 198 | 251 | The following groups should remain indoors and keep activity levels low: •People with heart or lung disease•Children and older adults. Everyone else should avoid all physical activity outdoors. |
| Central | 170 | 216 | The following groups should remain indoors and keep activity levels low: •People with heart or lung disease•Children and older adults. Everyone else should avoid all physical activity outdoors. |
| Overall Singapore | 170-198 | 216-278 | - |
*Sensitive groups : People with heart and lung diseases, older adults (ages 65 and above) and children.
Note: Air quality based on PSI is as follows:
| PSI Value | Air Quality Descriptor |
|---|---|
| 0 - 50 | Good |
| 51 - 100 | Moderate |
| 101 - 200 | Unhealthy |
| 201 - 300 | Very unhealthy |
| Above 300 | Hazardous |
Haze Satellite Images & PSI Summary
PSI UPDATES
PSI: 161 - 200
(Unhealthy)
(Unhealthy)
At 6pm on 21 Jun 2013
PM2.5: 197 - 270 μg/m3
At 6pm on 21 Jun 2013
3-hr PSI: 139
At 6pm on 21 Jun 2013
Health Advisory
| Healthy Persons | Elderly, pregnant women, children | Persons with chronic medical conditions especially lung or heart disease |
| Avoid prolonged / strenuous outdoor physical exertion Wear N95 mask if prolonged & strenuous outdoor activity is unavoidable | Avoid all outdoor activity Wear N95 mask if prolonged outdoor activity is unavoidable | Avoid all outdoor activity Wear N95 mask if prolonged outdoor activity is unavoidable |
*Persons who are not feeling well should seek medical attention
For workers:
- Employers should provide suitable respirators to all employees carrying out outdoor work.
- Employers should deploy susceptible employees to work indoors, preferably doing work which is not physically strenuous.
Other Health Related Information
Find other useful haze related information from MOH & HPB here
Regional Haze Map
Sumatra Satellite Image
- See more at: http://app2.nea.gov.sg/weather-climate/haze-updates/haze-satellite-images-psi-summary#sthash.vd6IZzpg.dpuf
Hazy Conditions Update
(Updated on 19 June 2013)
Southwest Monsoon conditions have onset over the region since the beginning of the week, with low level winds blowing predominantly from the southeast or southwest. The Southwest Monsoon season typically last from June to September and is the traditional dry season for the southern ASEAN region. In the coming months, occasional extended periods of drier weather can be expected in the region. During the season, increased hotspot activities may be expected in Sumatra and Borneo. In addition, transboundary smoke haze could affect the region during periods of persistent dry weather conditions.
Weather conditions in the region have become drier and an increase in hotspot activities has been observed mainly over central Sumatra. 187 and 173 hotspots were detected over Sumatra on 18 and 19 June 2013 respectively. The smoke haze from the fires in Sumatra was brought over by prevailing winds blowing from the southwest or west, and has affected Singapore since 13 June 2013. The hazy conditions are expected to persist for the next few days.
The PSI will be updated on this website daily at 8am, 12noon and 4pm.
- See more at: http://app2.nea.gov.sg/weather-climate/haze-updates/psi-readings#sthash.5KjbakQY.dpuf
Singapore's worst haze in history
Friday, Jun 21, 2013
YourHealth, AsiaOne
YourHealth, AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - The 3-hour PSI reading stood at 143 as of 5pm on Friday. This is down from the last PSI reading of 145 at 4pm.
The 12 noon PSI of 401 was a new all-time high after the 371 reading on Thursday afternoon at 1pm.
A PSI reading of 101 to 200 means air quality is in the "unhealthy" range and 201 to 300 means "very unhealthy".
Anything above that means "hazardous".
Please check back on AsiaOne for hourly PSI updates.
HEALTH ADVISORY
Healthy people
- Avoid prolonged/strenuous outdoor physical exertion
- Wear N95 mask if prolonged and strenuous outdoor activity is unavoidable
Elderly, pregnant women and children
- Avoid all outdoor activity
- Wear N95 mask if prolonged outdoor activity is unavoidable
People with chronic medical conditions especially lung or heart disease
- Avoid all outdoor activity
- Wear N95 mask if prolonged outdoor activity is unavoidable
Those who are not feeling well are advised to seek medical attention.
Employers are advised to provide suitable respirators to all employees carrying out outdoor work. They should also deploy susceptible employees to work indoors, preferably doing work which is not physically strenuous.
MOH has activated the hospitals to prepare for the anticipated increase in the number of cases of asthma, bronchitis and conjunctivitis.
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