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Toxic air quality at six public transport interchanges

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    Toxic air quality at six public transport interchanges

    https://saikungbuzz.hk/2018/07/10/ts...-gas-chambers/
    One member described the air quality for those waiting for buses as “like living in “large-scale gas chambers.”
    ...all interchanges exceeded the WHO guidelines for PM2.5, some over 5x the maximum recommended 10 µgm/m³. South Horizons at “51”, is the highest among the six interchanges tested, followed by Lam Tin interchange, where the PM2.5 concentration is “50.”

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    chance of government doing anything about it = 0

    they will say we have made report.

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    Isn't a PM2.5 of 50 around the average for most places in HK on most days? Right now Central is 48 and Causeway Bay is 84. 50 definitely isn't "gas chamber" level.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrgoodkat:
    Isn't a PM2.5 of 50 around the average for most places in HK on most days? Right now Central is 48 and Causeway Bay is 84. 50 definitely isn't "gas chamber" level.
    Shush.
    Dont let facts get in the way of some good drama...
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    Can be easily remedied with a ventilation system IMO.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mrgoodkat:
    Isn't a PM2.5 of 50 around the average for most places in HK on most days? Right now Central is 48 and Causeway Bay is 84. 50 definitely isn't "gas chamber" level.
    Or alternatively the whole of HK is a "gas chamber".
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    I doubt hitler used PM2.5 particles to kill. That would take a little too long.
    why would anyone know the CO2 level of a gas chamber?


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    People have to work in these government provided facilities 12 hours a day. It is a solvable issue but obviously not on a government priority list. The government are happy to do nothing and benefit from EU and Japanese vehicle emissions regulatory measures and claim they are improving roadside air quality.


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    Quote Originally Posted by mrgoodkat:
    Isn't a PM2.5 of 50 around the average for most places in HK on most days? Right now Central is 48 and Causeway Bay is 84. 50 definitely isn't "gas chamber" level.
    That figure of 10µgm, as far as I know, is the WHO's yearly target for developed countries. For a daily dose, I think the WHO recommends something like 25. The 10µgm in the article is equivalent to an AQI of 42: https://www.airnow.gov/index.cfm?act...now.calculator