KUALA LUMPUR: The air quality in Tanjung Malim, Perak recorded unhealthy Air Pollutants Index (API) reading of 101 this afternoon.
According to the Department of Environment (DOE), as at 3 pm, that was the only area with unhealthy API while 37 other areas had moderate API readings.
In the federal capital, moderate API readings were recorded in two areas namely Batu Muda (76) and Cheras (81) apart from Seri Manjong (54) in Perak.
Four areas in Johor with moderate API readings were Kota Tinggi (55), Larkin Lama (64), Muar (83) and Pasir Gudang (72).
Other areas with moderate API readings were Alor Setar (51) and Bakar Arang, Sungai Petani (82) in Kedah as well as Melaka City (82) and Bukit Rambai (86) in Melaka.
In Negeri Sembilan, the three areas concerned were Nilai (84), Port Dickson (82) and Seremban (79) while the affected areas in Pahang were Balok Baru (60) and Jerantut (57).
Three areas were affected by haze in Penang, Perai (51), Seberang Jaya 2 (76) and Universiti Sains Malaysia (62) while two affected spots in Sabah were Kota Kinabalu (51) and Tawau (59).
In Sarawak, eight areas had moderate API readings, Bintulu (61), ILP Miri (54), Kuching (89), Miri (54), Samarahan (83), Sarikei (60), Sibu (61) and Sri Aman (77).
Meanwhile, five areas in Selangor with moderate API were Banting (80), Kuala Selangor (59), Port Klang (80), Petaling Jaya (72) and Shah Alam (73) while moderate API readings were also recorded at Kemaman, Terengganu (70) and the Federal Territory of Labuan (61).
An API reading of between zero and 50 is categorised as good, between 51-100 (moderate), between 101-200 (unhealthy), between 201 to 300 (very unhealthy), and exceeding 300 (hazardous).
Members of the public can refer to the DOE website at http://www.doe.gov.my check the API readings in their respective areas. --Bernama