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Unhealthy air quality in 3 Selangor areas

Johan Setia, Klang and Petaling recorded API readings of between 141 and 183 this morning.

Bernama
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Haze obscures the horizon in Petaling Jaya, one of several areas in Selangor which recorded unhealthy air pollutant index readings this morning.
Haze obscures the horizon in Petaling Jaya, one of several areas in Selangor which recorded unhealthy air pollutant index readings this morning.

Three areas in Selangor recorded unhealthy air pollutant index (API) readings this morning.

According to the website of the Air Pollutant Index of Malaysia (APIMS), the API for Johan Setia Klang was 183, Banting 165 and Petaling Jaya 141 at 8am.

The air quality was moderate in Shah Alam (96).

An API reading of between zero and 50 indicates good air quality; between 51 and 100, moderate; between 101 and 200, unhealthy; between 201 and 300, very unhealthy and over 301, hazardous.