Re: haze is gone forever
Ain't the fire inside ?
Ain't the fire inside ?
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Updated News/Gossips/KNNBCCB PAP Never Solve Haze Problem Thread
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Re: Is NS training slack during the haze?
They are riggers. Spot the rigger badges. Riggers need to be airborne........part of the job. They also got foreign airborne badges........from overseas attachment....many end up marrying angmos met in the course of their work........they are the SAF SPGs
They are riggers. Spot the rigger badges. Riggers need to be airborne........part of the job. They also got foreign airborne badges........from overseas attachment....many end up marrying angmos met in the course of their work........they are the SAF SPGs
Re: Is NS training slack during the haze?
Freak Master Sgts. Only know how to tekan recruits and kiss scholar generals
Freak Master Sgts. Only know how to tekan recruits and kiss scholar generals
Re: am i being suspicious...?
i still figuring out...somehow, something not right...
"paging bro lee tah bar, paging lee tah bar...please come to the information counter...":p
i still figuring out...somehow, something not right...
"paging bro lee tah bar, paging lee tah bar...please come to the information counter...":p
Re: Ndp 2013
Hopefully this year NDP we'll see a chemical-warfare contingent marching...
Hopefully this year NDP we'll see a chemical-warfare contingent marching...
Re: am i being suspicious...?
Dei mama.....
Li kong simi....just spit it out and stop playng coy man..........
i still figuring out...somehow, something not right...
"paging bro lee tah bar, paging lee tah bar...please come to the information counter...":p
Dei mama.....
Li kong simi....just spit it out and stop playng coy man..........
Re: What will PAP do about GOLDEN AGRI and APRIL????
I challenge Shame-Mugam to go Indonesia and issue his stern warning there.
I challenge Shame-Mugam to go Indonesia and issue his stern warning there.
Re: Is NS training slack during the haze?
Maybe neh-nehs inside got air that's why...
Maybe neh-nehs inside got air that's why...
Re: Haze: why no solutions we can implement ourselves all these years?
Pinky, Ho Jinx, Temasick, Old Fart et. al. all have vested interests.
Pinky, Ho Jinx, Temasick, Old Fart et. al. all have vested interests.
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Does frontpage headline on the haze in today's ST tell you anything?
Headline:
Govt moves to address conerns over haze
Sub-headline:
It spells out game plan to tackle issue, including free masks for needy
It seems to imply that the govt is taking only actions now?
Headline:
Govt moves to address conerns over haze
Sub-headline:
It spells out game plan to tackle issue, including free masks for needy
It seems to imply that the govt is taking only actions now?
Re: Does frontpage headline on the haze in today's ST tell you anything?
They could do more ....
- provide subsidy for each household to buy air cleaning system;
- reduce electricity tariffs by 50 percent for duration of haze;
- reduce hospitalization fees by 80 percent till the end of the year for respiratory illness.
They could do more ....
- provide subsidy for each household to buy air cleaning system;
- reduce electricity tariffs by 50 percent for duration of haze;
- reduce hospitalization fees by 80 percent till the end of the year for respiratory illness.
Re: Does frontpage headline on the haze in today's ST tell you anything?
So many days and still planing? Malaysia already acted. Still delaying action hoping things will get better?
Re: Ndp 2013
thought the Hazmat team paraded themselves previously? thought the CBRE team appeared as well?
thought the Hazmat team paraded themselves previously? thought the CBRE team appeared as well?
$$$Million Dollar FAP Minister: Be Fair, Refer to 24hr PSI, not 3hr!
[h=2]Ng Eng Hen: Refer to 24hr PSI, not 3hr[/h]
June 22nd, 2013 |
Author: Editorial
Minister Ng Eng Hen
In a media briefing yesterday evening (21 Jun), Defence Minister and Chairman
of the Haze Inter-Ministerial Committee Ng Eng Hen told the public that they
should refer to the 24-hour PSI reading rather than the 3-hour one.
He said this was because the effects of exposure to pollutants are based on a
“continuum” rather than a “threshold”.
Dr Ng said the effects of the pollutants “are not like bugs” and are based on
factors such as the length of exposure, the density of the pollutants, and
individual variation.
He said that most studies on the exposure to pollutants are based on 24-hour
measurements and added that Singapore’s guidelines are also based on 24-hour
measurements, which state if the 24-hour PSI goes above 300, healthy people
should also stay indoors to reduce exposure. Those who need to work outdoors
should limit their exposure to pollutants by using an N95 mask.
He said, “It is not sensible to have these thresholds now because for some,
the home environment is no different from the school or work. So if you stop
work or close schools, they go back to the home environment, the exposure is the
same. It is not sustainable because it means a mass closure of outdoor
businesses – airports, ports and other sectors.”
=> For the FAP ministers, it is aircon all the way. For the SG Peasants, it is haze all the way. Hence the assumption?
Second Minister for Environment and Water Resources Grace Fu also said that
it is “important for the public to refer to the 24-hour PSI” and “not be too
overly concerned with the 3-hour PSI which may show spikes and drops from time
to time”.
She said, “The health impacts of air pollutants are actually determined both
by the concentration and also the duration of exposure. So when we measure the
health impact and determine the advisory, the 24-hour measurement is a better
reflection of the total exposure of an individual to particulate matter.”
Meanwhile, NEA has assured that Singapore uses a standard set of methods and
equipment that is based on the US’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
regulations to measure PSI.
NEA explained today (22 Jun) how its network of air monitoring stations
samples and analyses key air pollutants and store real-time data, before
transmitting it to a data management system, which automatically computes the
PSI reading.
An NEA spokeperson said, “Because it is averaging over a 24-hour period, it
may not correspond with what you see outside your window. Because what you see
is the visibility at that point in time. This will not correspond with the
average readings we are taking.”
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[h=2]Ng Eng Hen: Refer to 24hr PSI, not 3hr[/h]
Minister Ng Eng Hen
In a media briefing yesterday evening (21 Jun), Defence Minister and Chairman
of the Haze Inter-Ministerial Committee Ng Eng Hen told the public that they
should refer to the 24-hour PSI reading rather than the 3-hour one.
He said this was because the effects of exposure to pollutants are based on a
“continuum” rather than a “threshold”.
Dr Ng said the effects of the pollutants “are not like bugs” and are based on
factors such as the length of exposure, the density of the pollutants, and
individual variation.
He said that most studies on the exposure to pollutants are based on 24-hour
measurements and added that Singapore’s guidelines are also based on 24-hour
measurements, which state if the 24-hour PSI goes above 300, healthy people
should also stay indoors to reduce exposure. Those who need to work outdoors
should limit their exposure to pollutants by using an N95 mask.
He said, “It is not sensible to have these thresholds now because for some,
the home environment is no different from the school or work. So if you stop
work or close schools, they go back to the home environment, the exposure is the
same. It is not sustainable because it means a mass closure of outdoor
businesses – airports, ports and other sectors.”
=> For the FAP ministers, it is aircon all the way. For the SG Peasants, it is haze all the way. Hence the assumption?
Second Minister for Environment and Water Resources Grace Fu also said that
it is “important for the public to refer to the 24-hour PSI” and “not be too
overly concerned with the 3-hour PSI which may show spikes and drops from time
to time”.
She said, “The health impacts of air pollutants are actually determined both
by the concentration and also the duration of exposure. So when we measure the
health impact and determine the advisory, the 24-hour measurement is a better
reflection of the total exposure of an individual to particulate matter.”
Meanwhile, NEA has assured that Singapore uses a standard set of methods and
equipment that is based on the US’ Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
regulations to measure PSI.
NEA explained today (22 Jun) how its network of air monitoring stations
samples and analyses key air pollutants and store real-time data, before
transmitting it to a data management system, which automatically computes the
PSI reading.
An NEA spokeperson said, “Because it is averaging over a 24-hour period, it
may not correspond with what you see outside your window. Because what you see
is the visibility at that point in time. This will not correspond with the
average readings we are taking.”
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