Haze: Air quality unhealty in Tanjung Malim, Sibu, Kuala Selangor and Port Klang

New Straits Times 28 Jul 14;

KUALA LUMPUR: The quality of air was at an unhealthy level in Tanjung Malim, Perak; Sibu, Sarawak; and Kuala Selangor and Port Klang in Selangor as at 7 am today, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeding 100.

According to the portal of the Department of Environment (DoE), the API reading at Tanjung Malim was 102; Sibu, 196; Kuala Selangor, 120; and Port Klang, 137.

The API for other areas in the country was either moderate or good.

An API reading of between 0 and 50 is considered good; 51 to 100, moderate; 101 to 200, unhealthy; 201 to 300, very unhealthy; and 301 and above, hazardous.

Members of the public can refer to the DOE portal at http://www.doe.gov.my to find out the API reading for their areas. - BERNAMA

Haze: Air quality unhealthy in Port Klang, Seri Manjung and Sibu as at 9am
New Straits Times 27 Jul 14;

KUALA LUMPUR: The quality of air was at an unhealthy level in Port Klang (Selangor), Seri Manjung (Perak) and Sibu (Sarawak) as at 9 am today, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeding 100.

The portal of the Department of Environment (DoE) reported that the API for Port Klang was 117; Seri Manjung, 102; and Sibu, 149.

The API for Shah Alam was 93, at the moderate level but close to the unhealthy level, according to the portal.

The API for other areas in the country were either moderate or good.

An API reading of between zero and 50 indicates good air quality; between 51 and 100, moderate; between 101 and 200, unhealthy; between 201 and 300, very unhealthy and over 301, hazardous.

Members of the public can refer to the DOE portal at http://www.doe.gov.my to find out the API reading for their areas. - BERNAMA