60 Monitoring Stations Record Moderate Air Quality As At 11am

KUALA LUMPUR, July 19 – Sixty air quality monitoring stations across the country recorded moderate Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 11am today, according to the Environment Department’s Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) website.

It stated that eight monitoring stations registered good API readings, including Kota Kinabalu Polytechnic, Kota Kinabalu, and Kimanis in Sabah, the Miri Industrial Training Institute, Sri Aman, Kapit, Limbang in Sarawak, and Labuan.

No areas recorded unhealthy API readings.

API readings between 0 and 50 are categorised as good, 51 to 100 (moderate), 101 to 200 (unhealthy), 201 to 300 (very unhealthy), while 300 and above are hazardous.

The API data is released hourly, based on readings from 68 air quality monitoring stations across the country. 

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