Ministry: Trapped air pollutants cause of haze


Kuala Lumpur city centre is cover by haze today pix take at 6.30 pm .-- M. Azhar Arif/The Star 26 Jan 2014.

PETALING JAYA: The haze that has been hovering over Klang Valley is actually fine particles from air pollutants that are unable to disperse due to dry weather conditions, said the Natural Resources and Environ-ment Ministry.

It said in a statement yesterday that the air pollutants were released into the atmosphere from various human activities, including vehicle fumes, land development and construction activities.

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