Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The PSI has been used in a number of countries including the United States and Singapore. Since 1999, the US EPA has replaced the Pollution Standards Index (PSI) with the Air Quality Index (AQI) to incorporate new PM 2.5 and ozone standards. Prior to 1 April 2014, Singapore published the PSI and the 1-hour PM 2.5 reading separately.
The transboundary haze crisis in Singapore lasted for approximately 4 days from 20 October to 23 October 2010. [16] During this period, the overall 24-hour Pollutant Standard Index (PSI), recorded by the National Environment Agency (NEA) was mainly in the high-moderate range while the hourly PSI crept into the unhealthy range of 108. [17]
The National Environment Agency attributed this to "denser haze from the sea areas south of Singapore being blown in by the prevailing south-south=easterly winds". [104] Thunderstorms in the morning of 28 October 2015 brought respite from the haze when the PSI dropped from 61 to 26 at 9 a.m.
The Transboundary Haze Pollution Act of 2014 (THPA) is a statute of the Parliament of Singapore that criminalizes conduct which causes or contributes to haze pollution in Singapore, and to provide for related matters such as deterrence. The law is designed specifically to allow legal in suing companies for environmental pollution.
Satellite photograph of the haze above Borneo. The 2006 Southeast Asian haze was an air pollution event caused by continuous, uncontrolled burning from "slash and burn" cultivation in Indonesia, which affected several countries in the Southeast Asian region and beyond, including Malaysia, Singapore, southern Thailand, and as far away as Saipan; [1] the effects of the haze may have even spread ...
December 27, 2024 at 9:00 AM 8 Reasons Why Your Scalp Hurts izusek - Getty Images Whether it comes on suddenly or has been building for a while, dealing with scalp pain is distracting and ...
The graph plots the PSI readings released by NEA from 20 to 21 June 2013. At 12 p.m. on 21 June 2013, the readings reached a record-breaking level of 401, in the highest possible Hazardous range. Mild haze began to affect Singapore on 13 June, [106] before air quality worsened and remained in the Unhealthy range for a few days. [107]
The application period starts on Jan. 2 and closes on Jan. 9 for anyone interested in applying. Whoever is appointed to represent District 2 will only serve until the 2025 general election results ...