Unhealthy air in Mukah

 

The nation has experienced a return of the transboundary haze from Indonesia's forest fires since last week.BERNAMA PIC

KUALA LUMPUR: Mukah in Sarawak was the only location to report an unhealthy air quality this morning.

According to the hourly air quality readings published by the Department of Environment's Air Pollution Index Management System (APIMS), Mukah registered an unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 154 as of 9am this morning.

An area is categorised as having unhealthy air quality after registering an API reading of between 101 and 200.

Meanwhile, Miri, which reported an unhealthy air quality on Sunday, registered an API reading of 93 (moderate).

Only seven stations nationwide registered good APIs of below 50 — Kapit, Sarawak; Pengerang, Johor; Minden, Pulau Pinang; Sandakan, Sabah; Kulim Hi-Tech, Kedah; Langkawi, Kedah; and Kangar, Perlis.

Sixty stations recorded moderate readings between 51 and 100. - NST