<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>KUALA LUMPUR (Aug 17): Air quality nationwide has improved as at 10am on Monday compared with Sunday night, with only Johan Setia in Selangor recording an unhealthy air pollutant index (API) reading.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The area recorded an API reading of 151, which falls within the unhealthy category, according to the data from the Malaysian Air Pollutant Index Management System (APIMS) portal.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>Meanwhile, 58 areas recorded moderate API readings of between 51 and 100, while another eight areas recorded good air quality with readings below 50.</p></div><div class=inPageAd id=div-gpt-ad-inpage></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>An API reading of between zero and 50 indicates good air quality, followed by 51 to 100 being moderate, 101 to 200 unhealthy, and 201 to 300 very unhealthy, while readings above 300 are classified as hazardous.</p></div>

<div class=newsTextDataWrapInner><p>The API data are updated hourly based on readings from 68 air quality monitoring stations nationwide.</p></div>

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