Haze Update from NEA (30 June 2013)

30 June 2013

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Summary

Air quality has continued to improve over the course of today. NEA’s latest assessment is that both 24-hour PSI and PM2.5 will improve to healthy levels tomorrow. All persons will therefore be able to resume normal activities.

Improvement in Air Quality for Today

Singapore, 30 June 2013 - There has been an improvement in air quality over the course of today. Both the 24-hr PSI and the 24-hr PM2.5 levels have been declining since 11:00am on 30 June 2013. As at 11:00pm today, the 24-hr PSI is 50-54 and the 24-hr PM2.5 is 35-47 microgrammes/cubic metre.

2 Showers over Singapore earlier this morning have led to an improvement in the current haze situation. We therefore expect the 24-hour PSI to improve to the Good range (i.e. <50) by early morning of 1 July 2013 and to stay that way until the evening. The 24-hour PM2.5 level is also expected to improve.

Health Advisory (1 Jul 2013, 12:00am – 1 Jul 2013, 6:00pm)

3 Based on the latest 24-hour PSI and 24-hour PM2.5 forecasts, the health advisory for the period 1 July 2013, 12:00am to 1 July 2013 6:00pm will be revised to one that corresponds to the PSI <100 band in the MOH Health Advisory for the General Public and Workers, as follows:

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Healthy persons	Elderly, pregnant women, children	Persons with chronic medical conditions especially lung or heart disease
Normal activities	Normal activities	Normal activities

Note: Persons who are not feeling well should still seek medical attention.

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