Air Pollutant Index (API) reading for Tebedu registered at 206, a very unhealthy level

KUCHING, Aug 12: Air quality in Tebedu has reached a very unhealthy level, with the Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 206 level  recorded at 8am today. being located at the border with West Kalimantan, the source of the cross-border transboundary haze.

According to the Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB), the next door neighbour Serian district registered an API reading of 194 level or unhealthy level.

The other districts registering unhealthy levels are Kuching (172), Samarahan (170), Lubok Antu (168), Sarikei (161), Sri Aman (157), Bintulu (157), Samalaju (152), Sibu (151), Miri (133), and Lundu (112).

Mukah registered an API reading of 100, considered still as moderate air quality.

However, the moderate API levels for Lawas were recorded at 74, Kapit (70) and Bario (64).

 

0 – 50	Good		Low pollution without any bad effect on health.
51 – 100	Moderate		Moderate pollution that does not pose any bad effect on health.
101 – 200	Unhealthy		Worsen the health condition of high risk people who is the people with heart and lung complications.
201 – 300	Very Unhealthy		Worsen the health condition and low tolerance of physical exercises to people with heart and lung complications. Affect public health.
> 300	Hazardous		Hazardous to high risk people and public health.