Haze: Serian records API 213, highest air pollution level in Sarawak
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Serian in Sarawak continued to record a very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading du...
On September 9, the town of Serian in Sarawak recorded an extremely unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 213, according to the Malaysian Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal. This places Serian among eight other areas in Sarawak, along with areas across Malaysia, reporting unhealthy air quality levels. The API scale ranges from zero to 50, indicating good air quality, up to hazardous readings of 300 and above.
As of 4:30 pm, the API reading at Serian's monitoring station at the District Police Headquarters was 213, with eight other Sarawak locations also reporting unhealthy levels. The API readings ranged from 151 in Sri Aman to 213 in Serian. Additionally, multiple locations in other Malaysian states, including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, Perak, and Melaka, also recorded high API levels, some as high as 300.
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