Jakarta (Antara) – Air quality in Jakarta on Friday morning is categorized as an unhealthy and arranged in third place as the world’s worst city in the world.
Based on data from the IQair Air Quality monitoring site on 05.47 CIR, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Jakarta is 159 or included in the unhealthy category with PM2.5 air pollution and a concentration value of 67.2 micrograms per cubic meter.
That number has an explanation for the level of the quality of the air is not healthy for sensitive groups because it can harm people or groups of animals that are sensitive or can cause damage to plants or aesthetic values.
The site also recommends with regard to air conditions in Jakarta, namely for the community, it must avoid outdoor activities. If a mask uses outside the room, close the window to prevent dirty outside air.
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Although the category is good, namely the level of air quality that has no effect on human or animal health and has no effect on plants, buildings or aesthetic values with a range of PM2.5 of 0-50.
Then the medium-sized category, namely the quality of the air that has no effect on human or animal health, but influences the sensitive plants and aesthetic value with a range of PM2.5 of 51-100.
Subsequently, the category is very unhealthy with a series of PM2.5 of 200-299 or the quality of the air can harm health in a number of exposed population segments. Finally, dangerous (300-500) or in general can damage the quality of the air the serious health in the population.
Cities with the worst air quality First, namely the city of Kuwait (Kuwait) on 184, second order Kinshasa, (Congo) in 160, fourth rank Lahore (Pakistan) at 155 and fifth order Santiago de Chile (Cile) at 119.
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The DKI Jakarta Environment Agency (DLH) has launched an integrated air quality platform for air quality that is supported by 31 Air Quality Monitoring Station (SPKU) is spread in the area of metropolitan city.
The data obtained of the SPKU is then displayed via the air quality monitoring platform. This is made as a refinement of the previous existing and in accordance with the national standards.
This page also shows data from 31 SPKU in Jakarta that integrates data from DLH Jakarta, Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia and vital strategies.
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Editor: Sri Muryono
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