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Seventeen districts across Malaysia recorded unhealthy levels of air pollution index (IPU) by 10 a.m. on Tuesday, according to the Malaysia Air Quality Index Management System (APIMS) portal. In Selangor, the worst affected areas were Johan Setia with a reading of 175, Cheras (172), Shah Alam (170), 166, Klang (163), Petaling Jaya (161), Banting (159) and Kuala Selangor (152).

In Kuala Lumpur, the IPU levels were 166. In Negeri Sembilan, Nilai (170), Seremban (161) and Port Dickson (153) were among the districts with unhealthy IPU readings. Johor saw six districts with unhealthy IPU levels, including Pasir Gudang (168), Larkin (165), Kota Tinggi (159), Pengerang (153), Batu Pahat (152) and Kluang (121).

Kuantan's Indera Mahkota and Balok Baru recorded 162, followed by Rompin (133) and Jerantut (122) in Pahang. Terengganu's Kuala Terengganu (157), Kemaman (152) and Paka (151) were among the affected areas, while in Melaka, Bandaraya Melaka (155) and Bukit Rambai (153) saw unhealthy IPU readings. Perak's Seri Manjung and Tanjung Malim both recorded 151, while Putrajaya reported an IPU of 163.

Meanwhile, 36 districts recorded a simple IPU level and three districts were in good condition. IPU readings between 0 and 50 indicate good air quality, 51 to 100 represent moderate, 101 to 200 indicate unhealthy, 201 to 300 represent very unhealthy and readings above 300 are dangerous.