Air Pollution In Malaysia 2019

June 26 deputy prime minister datuk seri dr wan azizah wan ismail said the cause of the latest episode of air pollution in pasir gudang has yet to be identified.

Air pollution in malaysia 2019. The api system includes 5 major air pollutants which could cause potential harm to human health should they reach unhealthy levels. Apims is a website that provide information of the latest api readings at continuous air quality monitoring caqm stations in malaysia based on standard health classification. Air pollutant index api or indeks pencemaran udara ipu is the indicator of air quality status in malaysia. Four hundred and seventy five schools in pasir gudang including 111 government primary and secondary schools three higher educational institutions 14 private and international schools and 347 private pre schools remain closed.

Economic growth have led to an increasing manufacturing sector and processing industries continue to grow over the years in malaysia which leads to a more factory opening. Once connected air pollution levels are reported instantaneously and in real time on our maps. The gaia air quality monitoring stations are using high tech laser particle sensors to measure in real time pm2 5 pollution which is one of the most harmful air pollutants. Since monday 104 children have.

Schools in the industrial area of pasir gudang have been shut until thursday as authorities investigate the latest air pollution incident to hit the state. The air pollutants included in malaysia s api are ozone o3 carbon monoxide co nitrogen dioxide no2 sulphur dioxide so2 and particulate matter with a diameter of less than 10 micron pm10. However the air pollution may not solely to be blamed to the forest burning in indonesia because local industrial in malaysia has also contributed to the air pollution. There are some noticeable discrepancies in the levels of pollution between the two regions.

The kuala lumpur skyline shrouded in haze on september 11 2019. Kuala lumpur malaysia cnn more than 400 schools in malaysia have closed this week after air pollution caused vomiting in dozens of students authorities said. In the last 24 hours 11 of malaysia s 16 states and territories have recorded api levels in the unhealthy range of 101 200. In 2019 malaysia came in ranked 50th place amongst all the countries of the world with a pm2 5 rating of 19 36 µg m putting its yearly average into the moderately polluted range.