Identifying priority air pollution management areas during the burning season in Nan Province, Northern Thailand

Daroonwan Kamthonkiat (), Juthasinee Thanyapraneedkul (), Nithima Nuengjumnong (), Sarawut Ninsawat (), Kessinee Unapumnuk () and Tuong Thuy Vu ()
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Daroonwan Kamthonkiat: Thammasat University
Juthasinee Thanyapraneedkul: Thammasat University
Nithima Nuengjumnong: Thammasat University
Sarawut Ninsawat: Asian Institute of Technology
Kessinee Unapumnuk: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment
Tuong Thuy Vu: Curtin University Malaysia

Environment, Development and Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Approach to the Theory and Practice of Sustainable Development, 2021, vol. 23, issue 4, No 53, 5865-5884

Abstract: Abstract In northern Thailand, biomass burning is a major source of high concentrations of particulate matter with a diameter 80%) acquired by the Terra and Aqua satellites from January to May 2015–2019. Fire hotspots and problematic PM10 concentrations were most often correlated with agricultural land, followed by disturbed forests and dense forests. These results enabled us to identify critical areas where repeat burning and high PM10 levels should by prioritized for mitigation, such as the upland agricultural and forest areas of Wiang Sa District. Our methodology could benefit air pollution management in other developing countries with similar limitations.

Keywords: Priority area analysis; PM10 concentration; Air pollution management; Biomass burning; Nan Province (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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