Singapore’s air quality slides again, with PSI unhealthy across the island
SINGAPORE, Oct 7 — Barely a day after air quality improved slightly in northern and southern Singapore, the 24-hou...
Singapore's air quality deteriorated again on October 7, with the 24-hour Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) across the island becoming unhealthy in both northern and southern regions. The PSI crossed into the unhealthy range at 11am, and by 1pm, all five regions recorded unhealthy levels, ranging from 101 to 132.
One-hour PM2.5 concentrations varied from 65 to 126, with western Singapore experiencing the highest reading at 126. These readings fall within the elevated band, which ranges from 56 to 150µg/m3. The National Environment Agency's daily haze situation update, issued on Tuesday evening, forecasted that Singapore's 24-hour PSI would be in the high-moderate to mid-unhealthy range.
The deterioration in air quality is not isolated to Singapore. Neighboring Malaysia is also facing worsening air quality. According to data from the government's Air Quality Index Management System at 1.30pm, 37 out of 68 monitoring stations recorded unhealthy air quality.
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