Five states and FT choke in unhealthy haze levels
Eighteen areas in the peninsula and Sarawak recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as at 9 am today.
The affected locations in the peninsula are in Malacca, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Johor, stated the Department of Environment (DOE on its website.
Bukit Rambai recorded the highest API at 160, followed by Malacca City (159), Port Dickson (147), Banting (144) and Nilai (142).
Other areas with unhealthy API readings are Seremban (139), Muar (136), Port Klang (136), Putrajaya (132), Shah Alam (130), Petaling Jaya (127), Batu Muda (115), Cheras (110), Samarahan (109), Kuching (105), Pasir Gudang (105), Sri Aman (103) and Kuala Selangor (101).
Sabah suffers moderate levels
Meanwhile the air quality in four areas in Sabah is still moderate, despite the increase in their Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, as at 10 am today.
The API reading for Kota Kinabalu has increased from 67 at 6am to 69.
The API readings in Keningau was 70 and Sandakan 53 at 10pm, from 69 and 51, respectively, while in Tawau, the API reading was 58.
Air quality with API readings of 0-50 is categorised as good, 51-100 (moderate), 101-200 (unhealthy), 201-300 (very unhealthy) and 301 and above (hazardous). The public can visit the DOE's website at http://www.doe.gov.my to know the current API readings.
- Bernama
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