Haze: Shah Alam records very unhealthy air

Oct 21, 2015

PETALING JAYA: The haze situation worsened on Wednesday morning with Shah Alam recording an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 211 - very unhealthy range - at 7am.

The nearby Port Klang is close to moving into the very unhealthy range with an API of 195.

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

Other areas with unhealthy air at 7am are Petaling Jaya (178), Kuala Selangor (151), Banting (181), Putrajaya (184), Batu Muda (164), Cheras (147), Seremban (148), Port Dickson (118), Nilai (145), Bukit Rambai (120), 
Malacca City (114).

In the north, the areas are USM (139), Seberang Perai 2 (139), Perai (118), Tanjung Malim (122), Seri Manjung (141), SK Jalan Pegoh, Ipoh (145), Kg Air Putih, Taiping (115), Jalan Tasek, Ipoh (136), Alor Setar (131), Bakar Arang, Sg Petani (137), Langkawi (127).

Kuching (128), Samarahan (132) and Sarikei (112) are the areas in Sarawak to be in the unhealthy range.--The Star Online