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8 kawasan catat IPU tidak sihat

IPD Serian di Sarawak mencatatkan bacaan indeks pencemar udara tertinggi, iaitu 192.

8 kawasan catat IPU tidak sihat

According to the Malaysia Air Quality Management System portal, eight locations across the country recorded unhealthy air quality levels as of 6 p.m. on a certain day. The highest recorded Air Pollution Index (API) value was 192, which was observed at IPD Serian in Sarawak. In Sarawak, five monitoring stations also recorded the same trend, with API levels of 180 in Kuching, 177 in Samarahan, 157 in Sri Aman, 152 in Sibu, and 109 in Sarikei.

Paka in Terengganu and Pasir Gudang in Johor also reported API levels of 156 and 152, respectively. Meanwhile, APIMS reported that 50 locations recorded API levels in the good category, while 10 others remained in the satisfactory category. API levels ranging from 0 to 50 indicate good air quality, 51 to 100 indicate moderate air quality, 101 to 200 indicate unhealthy air quality, 201 to 300 indicate very unhealthy air quality, and levels exceeding 300 are considered hazardous.

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