PETALING JAYA: Serian in Sarawak remains among the hardest hit by the current transboundary haze with an Air Pollutant Index (API) of 355 recorded there as of noon on Thursday (Sept 3).
This puts air quality there firmly in the hazardous range, while four other locations nationwide recorded very unhealthy API readings, according to the Department of Environment's Air Pollutant Index Management System.
Hazardous API readings are above 300 while very unhealthy readings range between 201 to 300.
Areas that recorded very unhealthy readings are Sri Aman (288), Kuching (277), Samarahan (261) and Sarikei (217).
Some 15 locations nationwide meanwhile recorded unhealthy readings, with API readings ranging between 101 and 200.
They are Sibu, Bintulu, Mukah, Kapit, Samalaju, Limbang and ILP Miri in Sarawak; Politeknik Kota Kinabalu, Keningau, Kimanis, Kota Kinabalu and Tawau in Sabah; Labuan, Nilai in Negri Sembilan and Johan Setia in Klang.
