Haze creeps back: Seremban and Johor’s Larkin log highest API readings at 169

Air quality in Malaysia has worsened, with 21 monitoring stations reporting unhealthy conditions as per the Air Pollutant Index (API), primarily in southern states like Johor, which recorded the highest pollution levels.

Key areas such as Seremban, Larkin, and Nilai registered among the highest API readings, all below the very unhealthy threshold.

In East Malaysia, some stations in Sarawak also reported unhealthy air due to transboundary smoke, while health authorities advise vulnerable groups to take precautions.

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 24 — Air quality deteriorated across several states this morning, with 21 monitoring stations breaching unhealthy thresholds on the Air Pollutant Index (API), according to the Department of Environment (DOE).

Data from the DOE's environmental monitoring dashboard at 10.00am showed that nearly a third of the country's 68 air quality stations registered readings between 101 and 200.

Another 41 stations recorded moderate air quality, while only six maintained good air levels. No location breached very unhealthy or hazardous benchmarks, and all monitoring stations remained fully operational online.

Southern states bore the brunt of the smog, accounting for the country's highest pollution levels. Seremban in Negeri Sembilan and Larkin in Johor shared the nation's worst reading at 169, followed closely by Nilai at 167 and Bandaraya Melaka at 164.

Johor emerged as the most severely affected state, with seven stations logged in the unhealthy bracket. Beyond Larkin, elevated readings were recorded in Batu Pahat at 163, Pasir Gudang and Tangkak at 162, Kluang at 159, Pengerang at 157, and Segamat at 155.

Melaka saw all three of its monitoring stations slip into the unhealthy tier, with Bukit Rambai recording 162 and Alor Gajah logging 157 alongside the state capital. Negeri Sembilan also recorded a clean sweep of unhealthy readings, with Port Dickson posting 152 to join Seremban and Nilai.

Across the Klang Valley, the haze lingered over both federal territories and suburban centres. In Kuala Lumpur, Batu Muda recorded 162 and Cheras registered 152, while Putrajaya touched 151. Readings across Selangor proved milder, with Petaling Jaya posting 124 and Klang logging 113, the lowest among all 21 affected stations.

In East Malaysia, transboundary smoke pushed three stations in Sarawak into unhealthy territory. The air monitoring station at IPD Serian recorded 154, followed by Sri Aman at 152 and Kapit at 151.

Under national ambient air quality guidelines, API levels between 101 and 200 are categorised as unhealthy. Health authorities advise high-risk groups, including young children, senior citizens, and individuals with cardiovascular or respiratory ailments, to avoid prolonged physical exertion outdoors and wear protective face masks if venturing outside.

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马来西亚的空气质量恶化，根据空气污染指数（API），21 个监测站报告空气质量不健康，主要集中在柔佛州等南部各州，这些州的污染水平最高。

芙蓉、拉金和汝来等重点地区的空气污染指数（API）读数最高，但均低于非常不健康的阈值。

在东马，砂拉越的一些监测站也报告称，由于跨境烟雾的影响，空气质量不佳，卫生部门建议弱势群体采取预防措施。

吉隆坡，10 月 24 日讯——据环境部称，今天上午多个州的空气质量恶化，21 个监测站的空气污染指数 (API) 超过了不健康阈值。

美国能源部环境监测仪表盘上午 10 点的数据显示，该国 68 个空气质量监测站中，近三分之一的读数在 101 到 200 之间。

另有41个监测站记录到中等空气质量，只有6个监测站空气质量良好。没有一个监测站的空气质量超过非常不健康或危险的标准，所有监测站均保持在线正常运行。

南部各州受雾霾影响最为严重，污染程度位居全国最高。森美兰州芙蓉市和柔佛州拉金市的空气质量指数并列全国最高，均为169，紧随其后的是汝来市（167）和马六甲市（164）。

柔佛州是受灾最严重的州属，共有七个监测站的空气质量指数达到不健康水平。除拉金（Larkin）外，峇株巴辖（Batu Pahat）的空气质量指数为163，巴西古当（Pasir Gudang）和东甲（Tangkak）为162，居銮（Kluang）为159，边佳兰（Pengerang）为157，昔加末（Segamat）为155，这些地区的空气质量指数均已升高。

马六甲州的三个监测站全部进入不健康级别，其中武吉兰拜（Bukit Rambai）的空气质量指数为162，亚罗牙也（Alor Gajah）的指数为157，与州府马六甲的指数并列。森美兰州也全部出现不健康读数，波德申（Port Dickson）的指数为152，与芙蓉（Seremban）和汝来（Nilai）一起进入不健康级别。

巴生谷地区，联邦直辖区和郊区中心都笼罩在雾霾之中。吉隆坡的峇都慕达（Batu Muda）雾霾指数为162，蕉赖（Cheras）为152，布城（Putrajaya）则达到151。雪兰莪州的雾霾情况相对较轻，八打灵再也（Petaling Jaya）为124，巴生（Klang）为113，是受影响的21个监测站中最低的。

在东马，跨境烟雾导致砂拉越三个监测站的空气质量指数达到不健康水平。西连警察局（IPD Serian）的空气质量监测站记录到154，斯里阿曼（Sri Aman）为152，加帛（Kapit）为151。

根据国家环境空气质量指南，空气污染指数（API）在101至200之间被归类为不健康。卫生部门建议高风险人群，包括幼儿、老年人和患有心血管或呼吸系统疾病的人，避免长时间在户外进行剧烈运动，如果必须外出，则应佩戴防护口罩。

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