KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 11 — The haze reduced air quality to unhealthy levels in two places in the peninsula as at 9am today.
According to the Department of Environment’s Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS), these places were Bukit Rambai in Melaka with an Air Pollutant Index reading of 153 and Larkin, Johor with an Air Pollutant Index reading of 126.
Meanwhile, 57 areas had moderate API readings, while nine others had a good API readings.
An API reading of between zero and 50 indicates that the air quality is good; an API reading of between 51 and 100 is moderate; an API reading of between 101 and 200 is unhealthy; while an API reading of between 201 and 300 is very unhealthy and a reading above 300 is hazardous.
The API data is issued hourly based on readings at 68 air quality monitoring stations located throughout the country.
— Bernama
