SHAH ALAM, Oct 15 — Klang still has Malaysia’s worst air quality, with an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 195 at 6pm today, followed by Johan Setia at 192.
According to the API Management System (APIMS) portal, the Selangor towns were followed by Negeri Sembilan’s Nilai (191) and Johor’s Pasir Gudang (184).
The other air quality monitoring stations in Selangor also had unhealthy API scores, namely, Shah Alam (180), Banting (174), Petaling Jaya (169), and Kuala Selangor (161).
Elsewhere in the Klang Valley, Putrajaya logged a reading of 177, while Kuala Lumpur’s Cheras and Batu Muda recorded 176 and 166, respectively.
In total, thirty-three air quality monitoring stations nationwide had unhealthy API readings, 35 had moderate scores, while no stations had good air quality at 6pm.
An API reading of zero to 50 is good, 51 to 100 is moderate, 101 to 200 is unhealthy, 201 to 300 is very unhealthy, and anything above 300 is hazardous.
