SHAH ALAM, Oct 23 - A total of 16 areas nationwide recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings, with Johan Setia, Selangor, registering the highest reading of 160 as of 10 am.
According to the Department of Environment's (DOE) Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS), Klang, Selangor, recorded the second-highest reading of 159, followed by Batu Muda in Kuala Lumpur and Seremban in Negeri Sembilan, both at 158, and Nilai, Negeri Sembilan, at 157.
Three other monitoring stations in Selangor also registered unhealthy air quality, with Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam recording readings of 155 each, followed by Banting at 153.
Putrajaya, Batu Pahat in Johor and Sri Aman in Sarawak each recorded an API reading of 152, while Bukit Rambai in Melaka registered 151 and Tangkak in Johor recorded 135.
The APIMS portal also reported that 50 other areas nationwide recorded moderate air quality.
Meanwhile, two areas registered good air quality, namely Kimanis in Sabah, with a reading of 46, and Kemaman in Terengganu, at 43.
Under the API scale, readings of zero to 50 are classified as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, and 101 to 200 as unhealthy.
