Ask experts your burning questions about haze at noon, today

Ask experts your burning questions about haze at noon, today

SINGAPORE - Three experts will be answering burning questions about the haze at a special online forum organised by The Straits Times. From noon to 1pm on Monday, readers can post questions on the ST's Facebook page during The Straits Times Facebook Readers' Engagement Session on the Haze.

Air quality for Monday expected to be in "moderate" range

By: YourHealth, AsiaOne

SINGAPORE - The 24-hr PSI for the next 24 hours is expected to be in the 51-100 band, but the 24-hr PM2.5 level is expected to remain slightly elevated.

Therefore, the health advisory for this period corresponds to the PSI 101-200 band in the MOH Health Advisory for the General Public and Workers.

Haze Forecast

As at 4pm yesterday, the 24-hr PSI is 57-62 and the 24-hr PM2.5 was 46-61µg/m3.

The showers yesterday morning helped to improve the air quality over Singapore. The prevailing southwesterly winds are expected to persist for the next few days.

For Monday, slightly hazy conditions can still be expected. Thundery showers are forecast in the late morning and early afternoon.

The 24-hr PSI for the next 24 hours is expected to be in the 51-100 band, but the 24-hr PM2.5 level is expected to remain slightly elevated.

Health Advisory (Jun 30, 2013, 6pm - Jul 1, 2013, 6pm)

Based on the 24-hr PSI and 24-hr PM2.5 forecast, the health advisory for this period corresponds to the PSI 101-200 band in the MOH Health Advisory for the General Public and Workers:

Healthy persons: Minimise prolonged or strenuous outdoor physical exertion

Elderly, pregnant women, children: Minimise prolonged outdoor activity

Persons with chronic lung disease, heart disease, or stroke: Avoid all outdoor activity. If outdoor activity is unavoidable, wear an N95 mask.

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