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Lubok Antu, Sri Aman, Lundu record very unhealthy air quality

KUCHING (Aug 29): Lubok Antu, Sri Aman and Lundu recorded very unhealthy air quality as of 8am on Saturday, with Air Pollutant Index (API) readings of 225, 222 and 203 respectively. According to the Natural Resources and Environment Board’s (NREB) Daily Haze Watch, these were the only three of the 18 monitoring locations statewide to [...] The post Lubok Antu, Sri Aman, Lundu record very…

Lubok Antu, Sri Aman, Lundu record very unhealthy air quality

On Saturday morning, Lubok Antu, Sri Aman, and Lundu in Sarawak were found to have very unhealthy air quality, according to the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings. The API in Lubok Antu was 225, in Sri Aman it was 222, and in Lundu it was 203. These readings were the only ones above 200 among the 18 monitoring locations in the state.

Nine locations experienced unhealthy air quality, with Serian at 193 and Sarikei at 188 leading the way. Kuching, Samarahan, Mukah, Tebedu, Sibu, Kapit, and Bintulu followed, with API readings ranging from 153 to 169. The remaining six locations, including Samalaju, ILP Miri, Miri, Lawas, Bario, and Limbang, recorded moderate air quality, with API readings between 55 and 93.

The Air Pollutant Index scale classifies readings from 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, and 201 to 300 as very unhealthy.

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