Port Klang recorded a drop in the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading which was 126 at 4pm today, but still in the ‘unhealthy’ category.

Two other areas also recorded a drop in the API breading, including Banting, Selangor (105) and Tanjung Malim, Perak (128)

API readings of between 0 to 50 are categorised as good, moderate (51-100), unhealthy (101-200), very unhealthy (201-300) and hazardous (more than 301).

At 8am today, eight areas including Port Klang, Tanjung Malim and Banting, recorded unhealthy API readings.  

According the Department of Environment (DOE) website , the API reading at Port Klang was 182, followed by Tanjung Malim (146), Banting (140), Shah Alam (125), Petaling Jaya (124), Putrajaya (115), Muar (103), and Batu Muda (102).

Meanwhile, 20 other areas recorded moderate API readings while 22 areas had good API readings.

Yesterday morning, Pelabuhan Klang and Banting posted API readings which were at the hazardous level.