SHAH ALAM: The air quality in Selangor appears to be deteriorating with Shah Alam registering an Air Pollutant Index (API) reading of 226 this morning.
Port Klang is not far behind with an API of 200, just seven points below the very unhealthy category.
The other three stations in Selangor also recorded increasingly worsening API with Banting registering a reading of 181 followed by Petaling Jaya (183), and Kuala Selangor recording 152.
Elsewhere, areas which recorded unhealthy API this morning were Putrajaya (189), Batu Muda (164), Cheras (147), Seremban (150), Port Dickson (117), Nilai (145), Bukit Rambai (120), and Bandaraya Melaka (114).
In the northern states, areas with unhealthy readings include USM (143), Seberang Jaya 2 (143), Perai (120), Tanjung Malim (122), Seri Manjung (143), SK Jalan Pegoh, Ipoh (149), Kg Air Putih, Taiping (118), Jalan Tasek, Ipoh (136), Alor Setar (131), Bakar Arang, Sg Petani (137), and Langkawi (127).
Over in Sarawak, areas with unhealthy API readings are Kuching (131), Samarahan (135) and Sarikei (115).