As touched on previously, the burning of forested areas or crop fields can not only cause massive issues regarding the overall PM2.5 readings as well as a lowering of the air quality rating, but numerous health issues for those respiring such pollution, even going so far as to have an impact on the economy. In some of the more prominent northern cities in Thailand, many expatriates and foreign workers have moved out of many of the previously desirable cities due to the air pollution issues.
With such contaminated air rearing its head in smaller touristic cities such as Prachuap Khiri Khan, it would play its part in driving away many of the local tourists, thus impacting the economy in the long run, as well as its desirability of being a holiday destination. On top of this, it destroys large amounts of forest and Greenland, ruining ecosystems and putting vast amounts of noxious smoke into the air. It is a practice that can hopefully see its gradual elimination from being common practice in Thailand, with proper enforcement being more important than ever now to reduce air pollution levels.