Haze situation in Singapore

In the past month, Singapore has been enveloped by acrid smoke blown by winds from Indonesia, which we have termed as "the haze". The cause of this haze is the burning of Indonesia's peat forests by farmers looking to clear new swaths of jungle for agricultural use.

The haze is not a new situation and has occurred with regularity since the past 40 years at least. Occasionally it gets really bad,  leading to increased health problems and school closures.

Thankfully the haze seems to have cleared up these few days, with the PSI in the moderate range and PM2.5 levels below 100 µg/m³.

ME Tech issues employees who work outdoors with N95 masks as well as the Air+ Smart Mask with additional ventilators and we limit working time outdoors when the 1-hour PM2.5 readings is above 100. We have also installed an air purifier with a HEPA filter in our office.

Air Purifer with N95 masks (Air+ Smart Masks not shown)

We follow the updates regarding local air quality as well as the regional situation in ASEAN, and are looking forward to the eradication of all hotspots in Indonesia.