PETALING JAYA: IPD Serian in Sarawak recorded a very unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) reading as of 8am on Wednesday (Sept 24), as haze conditions continued to grip the state, according to the Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS).
IPD Serian recorded 218, the only station nationwide to breach the very unhealthy threshold. A total of 11 areas recorded unhealthy or worse readings.
In Sarawak, nine other areas also recorded unhealthy readings - Kuching (195), Samarahan (188), Bintulu (170), Sri Aman (168), Samalaju (163), Sibu (158), Sarikei (158), Mukah (152) and Miri (114).
Outside Sarawak, only Bukit Rambai in Melaka recorded an unhealthy reading at 118.
Meanwhile, 50 areas around the country recorded API readings at the moderate level, while seven areas recorded good readings - Balik Pulau in Pulau Pinang (45), Temerloh in Pahang (44), Alor Setar in Kedah (37), Tanah Merah in Kelantan (30), Kangar in Perlis (24), Langkawi in Kedah (22) and Besut in Terengganu (22).
API readings of between zero and 50 indicate good air quality, 51 to 100 moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, 201 to 300 very unhealthy, while readings above 300 are categorised as hazardous.
API data is released hourly based on readings from 68 air quality monitoring stations nationwide.
