SHAH ALAM, Oct 17 — Five of Selangor’s air quality monitoring stations showed unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings at 2pm today, with only Kuala Selangor logging a moderate score of 98.
The state’s highest score was detected in Johan Setia at 171, followed by 170 in Petaling Jaya, Shah Alam and Klang, and 154 in Banting.
Elsewhere in the Klang Valley, Putrajaya and Cheras had an unhealthy API reading of 164, while Batu Muda was at 162.
Malaysia’s worst air quality meanwhile was detected in Pasir Gudang with an API reading of 194, followed by Negeri Sembilan’s Nilai (177) and Seremban (176), and Johor’s Larkin (176).
Nationwide, 24 towns had unhealthy API scores and 43 had moderate ones, with Sarawak’s Limbang the sole locality with a good reading of 49.
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.
