KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 29 – The haze situation in the country is clearing up as more areas in the Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak record healthy Air Pollutant Index (API). According to the Department of Environment portal as at 3pm, 40 areas recorded healthy API while readings in another 11 more areas were at moderate level.
Among the areas with healthy API were Batu Muda,Kuala Lumpur and Kg. Air Putih, Taiping (both 50); Bandaraya Melaka and Cheras,Kuala Lumpur (both 48); Port Dickson (47); Larkin Lama and Jalan Tasek, Ipoh (both 45); Bintulu (44); S K Jalan Pegoh, Ipoh and Tanjung Malim (both 42); and Seri Manjung (41).
Eleven areas with moderate API included Petaling Jaya (68); Pelabuhan Kelang (64); Banting (59); Bakar Arang, Sg. Petani (57); Kota Kinabalu (56); Shah Alam, Pasir Gudang and Bukit Rambai (all 53); Seberang Jaya 2, Perai (52); and USM and Samarahan (both 51).
Meanwhile, an API reading of between 0 and 50 is good, 51 to 100 (medium), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy) and 300 and above (hazardous). For more information, public can access http://apims.doe.gov.my for the updates of API readings.
