API readings at 15 areas unhealthy as of 6am

KUALA LUMPUR: A total of 15 areas have reported unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) readings as of 6am on Sunday (Oct 8).

Based on the data from the Environment Department’s Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS), these areas are located in the Klang Valley, Perak, Melaka, Johor, Negeri Sembilan, and Pahang.

The areas with the highest API readings of 160 include Bukit Rambai in Melaka, Batu Pahat and Larkin in Johor, as well as Nilai in Negri Sembilan.

Batu Muda in Kuala Lumpur recorded an unhealthy API reading of 153, while Rompin, Pahang recorded an API of 102.

Other areas where unhealthy API readings were recorded are Pasir Gudang and Tangkak in Johor, Port Dickson in Negri Sembilan, and Cheras in Kuala Lumpur.

Meanwhile, 43 other areas have reported moderate API levels, while eight areas have reported good API levels.

API readings between 0 to 50 are classified as good, 51 to 100 as moderate, 101 to 200 as unhealthy, 201 to 300 as very unhealthy, and readings above 300 are considered hazardous.