Tag - Air Quality

Unhealthy API in Rompin following peat fires

PETALING JAYA: Peat fires have resulted in unhealthy air quality in Rompin, Pahang, says the Environment Department. Its director-general Datuk Wan Abdul Latiff Wan Jaffar said as at 11am on Tuesday (April 30), Rompin recorded an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 166 due to peat fires at the Pahang Coconut Valley plantation near Kampung Kerpal,...

Haze: Air quality in seven states at unhealthy levels

PETALING JAYA: Air quality is unhealthy in 19 areas in seven states as of 5pm on Sunday (Oct 8). The Malaysian Air Pollution Index Management System (APIMS) website showed that the Nilai, Negri Sembilan recorded the highest IPU with a reading of 162. This was followed by Bukit Rambai, Melaka (160); Batu Pahat, Johor (159); Cheras, Kuala...

Several areas in Sarawak record ‘unhealthy’ air quality as of 7pm on Sept 28

PETALING JAYA: Several areas in Sarawak recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings on Thursday (Sept 28). Data from the Environment Department’s Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) showed Sri Aman, Samarahan and IPD Serian recorded API readings of 102, 152 and 159 respectively as of 4pm. As at 7pm, API readings in Samarahan and IPD Serian...