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19 kawasan catat IPU tak sihat, Sabah dan Sarawak kembali terjejas

Lembah Klang mencatatkan bacaan IPU pada tahap sederhana, walaupun beberapa kawasan menghampiri tahap tidak sihat.

19 kawasan catat IPU tak sihat, Sabah dan Sarawak kembali terjejas

At 8 in the morning, Johor's Pasir Gudang recorded the highest PM2.5 pollution reading at 180, while other areas in the state also experienced severe air quality, including Larkin (176), Kota Tinggi (169), Pengerang (166), Batu Pahat (161), Kluang (154), Tangkak (151), and Segamat (133). In recent days, some areas in East Malaysia began reporting unhealthy air quality once again, with Sarawak's Sri Aman (172), Serian (154), and Samarahan (129) and Sabah's Tawau (154) all registering unhealthy levels.

Pahang recorded unhealthy air quality of 161 in Balok Baru and 157 in Rompin, while three areas in Melaka reported similar conditions - Bukit Rambai (160), Melaka (160), and Alor Gajah (151). In Negeri Sembilan, air quality readings were 154 in Seremban and 146 in Nilai. The Klang Valley reported a relatively mild air quality reading, although some areas were approaching unhealthy levels, such as Putrajaya (99), Johan Setia (90), and Klang (87).

An air quality index of 0-50 indicates good air quality, 51-100 indicates moderate, 101-200 indicates unhealthy, 201-300 indicates very unhealthy, and over 300 is categorized as hazardous.

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