Transboundary haze worsens as nine Sarawak areas record unhealthy air quality
KUCHING, Aug 10 — The number of areas in Sarawak recording unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings due to tra...
Nine areas in Sarawak recorded unhealthy air quality due to transboundary haze. According to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS), the areas were Kuching (161), Samarahan (161), Serian (179), Sri Aman (155), Sarikei (155), Sibu (158), Mukah (156), Bintulu (142), and Samalaju (141).
An API reading of 101 to 200 is categorised as unhealthy. The API data is updated hourly based on readings from 68 air quality monitoring stations nationwide.
In Peninsular Malaysia, Johan Setia in Selangor was the sole area to breach the unhealthy threshold, recording a reading of 153.
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