Haze worsens in 24 areas including PJ, Shah Alam

Haze worsens in 24 areas including PJ, Shah Alam

Johan Setia in Klang, Selangor remains the only area with a very unhealthy API of 209.

KUALA LUMPUR:
Several states in the peninsula including Kedah, Penang, Perak, Melaka, Johor and Negeri Sembilan recorded higher air pollutant index (API) readings today, from moderate to unhealthy levels exceeding 101.

As of 10am, 24 stations recorded unhealthy levels while Johan Setia in Klang, Selangor remained the only area with a very unhealthy API of 209.

The five areas in Selangor which reported unhealthy API readings were Kuala Selangor (104), Petaling Jaya (139), Shah Alam (135), Klang (128) and Banting (123).

Also recording unhealthy API levels were Nilai (126), Seremban (105) and Port Dickson (102) in Negeri Sembilan; Bukit Rambai (102) and Melaka City (105) in Melaka; Batu Muda (152) and Cheras (144) in Kuala Lumpur; Segamat (104) and Tangkak (113) in Johor; Putrajaya (140) and Rompin, Pahang (161).

Other areas with unhealthy air quality include Minden (113), Balik Pulau (111) and Seberang Jaya (105) in Penang; Tasek (117) and Pegoh (101) in Ipoh and Seri Manjung (124) in Perak as well as Sungai Petani (109) and Kulim Hi-Tech (108), Kedah.

Meanwhile, 43 areas in the Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak recorded moderate API readings.

An API reading of 0-50 shows good air quality; 51-100, moderate; 101-200, unhealthy; 201-300, very unhealthy and over 300, hazardous.

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