KUALA LUMPUR: The air quality for Petaling Jaya is unhealthy, according to the latest Air Pollutant Index (API) reading on the Environment Department’s website.
As at 5pm, the API level for Petaling Jaya was at 104. The worst reading was at 120 at 10am on Tuesday (Oct 8).
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.
As at 5pm, Petaling Jaya is the only area to be showing unhealthy air quality.
Among the areas showing moderate levels are Shah Alam (62), Klang (59), Nilai (64), and Banting (73).
A check on the Asean Specialised Meteorological Centre showed that the winds were blowing from Sumatra in Indonesia where several hotspots were detected, into Peninsular Malaysia.
Malaysia is currently experiencing the inter-monsoon which lasts until early November.
