Air quality in Serian deteriorates, IPU very unhealthy
The IPU reading in Serian reached 201 as of 6pm, while other areas throughout Sarawak recorded unhealthy levels.
Sarawak is once again facing air quality issues, while the air quality on the mainland is reported to be improving, according to a report from Petra Jaya. Due to land and forest fires in Indonesia, the air quality in Serian has deteriorated to a very unhealthy level, with an Air Pollution Index (API) reading of 201 as of 6 pm yesterday.
The Apims portal of the Environment Department recorded API levels of 185 in Kuching, 182 in Samarahan, 176 in Sri Aman, 174 in Bintulu, 166 in Sibu, 164 in Samalaju and Sarikei, 161 in Miri, 154 in Miri Industrial Training Institute (Miri ILP), 153 in Limbang, and 121 in Kapit. API readings between 0 and 50 are considered good, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy, and above 300 hazardous.
Most other areas in the country continue to have moderate air quality, while nine areas on the mainland reported good air quality.
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