Air Pollutant Index Malaysia

The air quality in malaysia is reported as the air pollution index api.

Air pollutant index malaysia. Air pollutant index api or indeks pencemaran udara ipu is the indicator of air quality status in malaysia. Glossary 1 hour api air pollutant index is calculated based on the 1 hour average of the concentration levels of pm 2 5 pm 10 sulphur dioxide so 2 nitrogen dioxide no 2 ozone o 3 and carbon monoxide co the air pollutant with the highest concentration dominant pollutant which is usually pm 2 5 will determine the api value when the dominant pollutant is not pm 2 5 it will be. This scale below shows the health classifications used by the malaysian government. 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.

Very easy to set up they only require a wifi access point and a usb power supply. Read the air pollution in kuala lumpur malaysia with airvisual. Profiling and forecasting air pollutant index for malaysia nur haizum binti abd. Realtime air pollutant index readings for malaysia can be obtained from this website.

Kuala lumpur air quality index aqi is now good. Traffic is a major contributor to air pollution. Malaysia air pollutant index. A specific colour shape is assigned to each air pollutant index api category to make it easier for the people with colour vision deficiency to understand the status of air quality.

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. Get real time historical and forecast pm2 5 and weather data. Air pollutant index api is an index developed closely based on the pollutant standard index psi devised by the united states environmental protection agency us epa pollution standards index in providing simple and easy way to report and describe the air quality and pollution levels in malaysia. 4 9 repeating the daily air pollutant index forecasting 4 10 summary conclusion and recommendation 5 1 introduction 5 2 conclusion 5 3 recommendation 83 90 92 93 108 120 121 136 147.

More than one pollutant note. Once connected air pollution levels are reported instantaneously and in real time on our maps. In 2017 326 summonses were issued for black smoke emission nearly all trucks and buses.