KUALA LUMPUR: The improvement in air quality appeared to be sustainable this morning, mainly thanks to the rain that showered several parts of the Peninsular Malaysia.
As of 12 noon, data by Department of Environment revealed that there were seven areas that registered "unhealthy" air quality, with no "very unhealthy" and "hazardous" air detected.
Three areas in Selangor - namely Banting, Kuala Selangor and Port Klang - recorded Air Pollutant Index (API) levels of above 101. Petaling Jaya and Shah Alam posted APIs of 97 and 95, respectively.
Federal Territories also showed improvements -- with Cheras, Batu Muda and Putrajaya now with sub-100 APIs.
Bukit Rambai (Malacca), Nilai, Seremban and Seri Manjung (Perak) are the four other areas recorded APIs of above 100.
An API of 51-100 is considered as moderate, 101-200 is unhealthy, 201-300 is very unhealthy and above 301 is considered as hazardous.
Meanwhile, an international palm oil group wants three of its Malaysian and two Indonesian member companies reportedly involved in Indonesian forest fires to submit digital maps of their plantation within the next 48 hours.
The digital maps would be used to confirm the locations of the fires and find out if their origins were caused by negligence.
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