KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 28 – The air quality in most areas across the country on Friday morning was simple and no record of the Air Pollutant Index (API) as of 9 am. The Department of Environment (DOE) said there were 37 areas with moderate air quality while 11 others had good readings.
Moderate readings were recorded among others on two areas in the capital which namely Batu Muda (64) and Cheras (56) than in Putrajaya (60). Meanwhile, Selangor was also recorded the same thing as Banting (65), Kuala Selangor (73), Port Klang (83), Petaling Jaya (61) and Shah Alam (71).
A simple reading were recorded in most parts of Johor, Kedah, Melaka, Negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Penang, Terengganu, Sabah and Sarawak. Readings from zero to 50 are categorized as either; 51 and 100 (medium), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy) and 301 (dangerous). In the same time, people can refer to the DOE web site at http://www.doe.gov.my for readings in their area.
