KUCHING: Kuching, Samarahan and Sri Aman recorded unhealthy air, with a reading of the Air Pollutant Index (API) exceeding 100, as at 8 pm yesterday.
The Department of Environment (DOE), in its website, stated that Sarawak was the only state which recorded unhealthy air, with the API reading in Kuching at 107, while in Samarahan and Sri Aman at 120.
The air in Kuching recorded an API of 101 at 8am today and in Samarahan, the API was 108 at 6am.
Sri Aman recorded the highest API, at 120 at 6am and increased to 126 at 6pm, but improved slightly with an API reading of 120 an hour later.
An API reading at between 0 and 50 is good; 51 and 100 (moderate); 101 and 200 (unhealthy); 201 and 300 (very unhealthy); and more than 301 (hazardous).--BERNAMA