SHAH ALAM, Oct 25 – Sarawak's IPD Serian recorded the highest Air Pollutant Index (API) reading nationwide at 196 as of 2pm today, followed by Kuching (186) and Samarahan (182), all within the unhealthy category.
According to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal, Sri Aman also registered an unhealthy reading of 159, followed by Johor's Pasir Gudang and Terengganu's Paka at 155 each,
In Selangor, all six monitoring stations continued to record moderate air quality, with Johan Setia registering the state's highest API reading at 80, followed by Banting (76), Klang (70), Petaling Jaya (66), Shah Alam (65) and Kuala Selangor (62).
The readings showed further improvement from 10am today, when Johan Setia recorded 85, Banting 78 and Klang 74.
Meanwhile, Kuala Lumpur's Batu Muda recorded a moderate API reading of 88, followed by Putrajaya (79) and Cheras (74), also within the moderate category.
Nationwide, ten air quality monitoring stations recorded unhealthy readings, while 49 registered moderate levels, with no stations reporting very unhealthy or hazardous conditions.
An API reading of zero to 50 is classified as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and above 300 as hazardous.
