Serian tops hazardous API chart at 364, multiple Sarawak districts suffer worsening air
KUCHING, Aug 30 — Serian recorded a hazardous Air Pollutant Index (API) reading as of 8am today.According to the D...
According to data released hourly based on readings from 68 air quality monitoring stations across the country, four districts in Sarawak have recorded dangerous air quality levels, with Serian topping the chart at 476, according to the IPU (Indeks Pemuaian Hua) index. Samarahan (330), Sri Aman (326), and Kuching (317) also recorded hazardous air quality levels in the early hours of today.
Three other districts in Sarawak have been identified as having extremely unhealthy air quality levels - Sarikei (267), Sibu (219), and Mukah (214). Fifteen districts have air quality that reaches unhealthy levels, with Samalaju (181) being the highest among them, followed by Miri (170), Miri Industrial Training Institute (168), Kapit (164), Bintulu (162), Limbang (159), Sungai Petani in Kedah (157), Labuan (156), Seberang Jaya (155), Seberang Perai (154), Minden in Penang (152), Tawau in Sabah (152), Taiping in Perak (141), and Politeknik Kota Kinabalu (116).
The IPU scale ranges from 0 to 300, with 0-50 indicating good air quality, 51-100 being moderate, 101-200 being unhealthy, 201-300 being very unhealthy, and values above 300 categorized as hazardous.
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