PETALING JAYA: Pasir Gudang in Johor continues to recort the highest Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 199, in the unhealthy range, as of 6pm Saturday (Oct 17), according to the Environment Department's Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS).
Twenty-four other areas also recorded unhealthy API readings with Johor topping the list at eight areas, followed by Selangor with five.
Pasir Gudang's API was followed by Larkin (175), Pengerang (174), Kota Tinggi (174), Batu Pahat (171), Tangkak (166), Kluang (162) and Segamat (160).
In Selangor, the affected areas are Johan Setia (173), Shah Alam (171), Klang (171), Petaling Jaya (168) and Banting (161).
In Negri Sembilan, the top affected areas are Nilai (181), Seremban (175) and Port Dickson (158), while in Melaka they were Bukit Rambai (168), Alor Gajah (167) and Bandaraya Melaka (161).
Also in the unhealthy range were Cheras (164) and Batu Muda (161) in Kuala Lumpur and Putrajaya (167).
Two areas in Sabah, Sandakan (157) and Tawau (124), also recorded unhealthy API readings.
Meanwhile, 44 other areas around the country recorded API readings at the moderate level, while two areas - Balik Pulau, Penang (50) and Limbang, Sarawak (42) - recorded good air quality levels.
API readings between zero and 50 indicate good air quality, 51 to 100 is moderate; 101 to 200 is unhealthy; 201 to 300 is 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.
