SHAH ALAM, Oct 25 - Only eight monitoring stations registered unhealthy air quality levels as of 6pm today.
According to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal, Sarawak's IPD Serian registered the highest Air Pollutant Index (API) reading nationwide at 194, followed by Kuching (182) and Samarahan (179).
Sri Aman, Sarawak also recorded an unhealthy reading of 158, followed by Terengganu's Paka (156) and Johor's Pasir Gudang (153),
In Selangor, all six monitoring stations continued to record moderate air quality, with Johan Setia registering the state's highest API reading at 73.
Banting also logged a moderate API level of 71, followed by Klang (68), Shah Alam (65), Petaling Jaya (63), and Kuala Selangor (60).
The readings showed further improvement from 2pm today, when Johan Setia recorded 80, Banting 76 and Klang 70.
Kuala Lumpur's Batu Muda recorded a moderate API reading of 84, followed by Putrajaya (70) and Cheras (67), also within the moderate category.
Nationwide, seven air quality monitoring stations recorded unhealthy readings, while 52 registered moderate levels, with no stations reporting very unhealthy or hazardous conditions.
An API reading of zero to 50 is classified as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and above 300 as hazardous.
