General : Haze: Serian And Four Areas In Sarawak Record Unhealthy API
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 13 (Bernama) -- No areas nationwide recorded Air Pollutant Index (API) readings at "very unhealthy" or "hazardous" levels as of 9 am today, with only six areas recording "unhealthy" readings.
Six areas, including Serian in Sarawak, recorded unhealthy air quality index (API) readings this morning, according to reports from Free Malaysia Today. The highest API reading was 185 in Serian, followed by Sri Aman at 174, Samarahan at 156, Kuching at 156, and Sibu at 109. In the peninsula, Johan Setia in Selangor recorded an API reading of 120.
Overall, 54 areas nationwide recorded moderate API readings between 94 and 51, while eight areas recorded good levels between 45 and 19. API readings between 0 and 50 indicate good air quality, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy, and 301 and above hazardous.
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