KUALA LUMPUR: Local environmental experts want the Government to speed up on efforts to upgrade the Air Pollutant Index (API) to include readings of fine dust measuring 2.5 microns (PM2.5).
The yearly occurrence of haze and its severity this year has warranted the need to have readings of smaller air particles as continuous exposure to fine particulate matter could lead to serious health issues in the long term, they cautioned.
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