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The AQI is an index for reporting daily air quality. It tells you how clean or polluted your air is, and what
associated health effects might be a concern for you. The AQI focuses on health effects you may experience
within a few hours or days after breathing polluted air. EPA calculates the AQI for five major air pollutants
regulated by the Clean Air Act: ground-level ozone, particle pollution (also known as particulate matter), carbon
monoxide, sulfur dioxide, and nitrogen dioxide. For each of these pollutants, EPA has established national air
quality standards to protect public health .Ground-level ozone and airborne particles are the two pollutants that
pose the greatest threat to human health in this country.
Colors
0-50
Good
Green
51-100
Moderate
Yellow
101-150
Orange
151 to 200
Unhealthy
Red
201 to 300
Very Unhealthy
Purple
301 to 500
Hazardous
Maroon
Each category corresponds to a different level of health concern. The six levels of health concern and what they
mean are:
"Good" AQI is 0 - 50. Air quality is considered satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
"Moderate" AQI is 51 - 100. Air quality is acceptable; however, for some pollutants there may be a
moderate health concern for a very small number of people. For example, people who are unusually
sensitive to ozone may experience respiratory symptoms.
"Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" AQI is 101 - 150. Although general public is not likely to be affected at
this AQI range, people with lung disease, older adults and children are at a greater risk from exposure to
ozone, whereas persons with heart and lung disease, older adults and children are at greater risk from
the presence of particles in the air. .
"Unhealthy" AQI is 151 - 200. Everyone may begin to experience some adverse health effects, and
members of the sensitive groups may experience more serious effects. .
"Very Unhealthy" AQI is 201 - 300. This would trigger a health alert signifying that everyone may
experience more serious health effects.
"Hazardous" AQI greater than 300. This would trigger a health warnings of emergency conditions. The
entire population is more likely to be affected.
AQI colors
EPA has assigned a specific color to each AQI category to make it easier for people to understand quickly
whether air pollution is reaching unhealthy levels in their communities. For example, the color orange means that
conditions are "unhealthy for sensitive groups," while red means that conditions may be "unhealthy for everyone,"
and so on.
Air Quality Index
Levels of Health
Concern
Numerical
Value
Meaning
Good
0 to 50
Moderate
51 to 100
Unhealthy for
Sensitive Groups
101 to 150
Unhealthy
151 to 200
Very Unhealthy
201 to 300
Hazardous
301 to 500
PUTRAJAYA: All schools in Pahang and Tanjung Malim, Perak have also been ordered to be
closed tomorrow in view of the Air Pollutants Index (API) readings for the state and district
reaching the unhealthy level. The Education Department (KPM) in a statement said the
decision was made at 4pm today following its monitoring of the haze situation in the country.
KPM said the Department of Environments website had reported that the API reading for
Jerantut in Pahang had reached 119 at 4pm while for Tanjung Malim the reading was 150. In
the morning, KPM had ordered all schools in Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya, Negeri
Sembilan as well as Sri Aman, Kuching and Samarahan in Sarawak closed for the same
reason. The API readings for the said areas were in the very unhealthy (201-300) or
unhealthy range (101-200 today. Pursuant to this, the department said the state and district
education offices in the areas concerned to notify the schools and parents/guardians without
delay.--Bernama
Read More : http://www.nst.com.my/news/2015/09/haze-all-schools-pahang-tanjung-malimalso-ordered-be-closed-tomorrow
A pedestrian wearing a face mask walks past buildings enveloped in smoke in Kuala Lumpur today.
The Malaysian Insider pic by Najjua Zulkefli, September 26, 2015.The DoE said previously that
readings could be moderate but visibility poor because API readings represented an average.
Visibility readings on the Meteorological Department website showed less than a kilometre for Petaling
Jaya from 8am till 1pm today.
Sepang, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, recorded visibility readings of 0.7km at 1pm.
Malaysia and Singapore have been battling smog resulting from land clearing fires in Indonesia for
years.
On Friday, Singapore closed schools and began distributing face masks to elderly and vulnerable
people.
Last week, Natural Resources and Environment Minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said
the signing of a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Malaysia and Indonesia to tackle
the perennial problem had been postponed for the second time, because his Indonesian counterpart
was engaged with the handling of operations to put out fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan. September
26, 2015.
- See more at: http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/malaysia/article/unhealthy-air-quality-in-pahangterengganu-malacca#sthash.LPKXpoAr.dpuf
JOHOR BARU - The air quality in some parts of Johor, Pahang and
Terengganu was at an unhealthy level on Friday morning (Sept 25).
As at 11.00 am, the Air Pollutant Index (API) readings in Johor state
are: Pasir Gudang (194), Larkin Lama (190) and Kota Tinggi (129).
The haze in Muar, however, has drastically reduced in the past week,
with an average API reading of 70 as of 10.00 am.
API reading from 201 to 300 is considered "very unhealthy", 101 to
200 is considered "unhealthy", 51 to 100 is considered "moderate",
while 0 to 50 is considered "good".
SEREMBAN: Haze continued to blanket Negri Sembilans skies, with all three
monitoring stations recorded unhealthy Air Pollutant Index (API) as at 5pm.
Nilai recorded at 179 and Port Dickson stated at 174, both saw a slightly rise
compared to 4pm, which registered at 175 and 170 respectively; while Seremban at
170.
The members of public were seen using surgical mask as the haze shows no sign of
improvement. Checks at several pharmacies here showed that masks had sold out
due to high demand.
Meanwhile in Pahang, Balok Baru, Indera Mahkota and Jerantut were on the rise,
recording 129, 113 and 119 respectively.
On Sunday, the API reading for Balok Baru, Indera Mahkota and Jerantut was
categorised as moderate at 84, 87 and 99 respectively.
An API reading between 0 and 50 is good, 51 to 100 is moderate, while 100 to 200 is
classified as unhealthy, 200 to 300 as very unhealthy and more than 300 is
hazardous.
The public could refer to the portal http://apims.doe.gov.my to find out the current API
readings.