Despite Being Left Behind By Many Occupants, Air Quality In Jakarta During Eid Is Still In A Moderate Category

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JAKARTA - Jakarta's air quality at Eid al-Fitr 1445 Hijri (Lebaran) is in the moderate category, Wednesday morning 10 April. Based on information from the air quality monitoring page, IQAir in Jakarta, Wednesday, as of 06.48 WIB, it is stated that the air quality index (water quality index/AQI) in Jakarta is located at 97 PM 2.5 pollutants with a concentration of 34.2 micrograms per cubic meter, reported from Antara. Such concentration is equivalent to 6.8 times the annual air quality guidance value of the world health organization (WHO).PM 2.5 is an air particle that measures smaller than 2.5 microns (micrometers). The air quality level is in the moderate category, namely its air quality which does not affect human health or animal, but affects a plant that is sensitive and an aesthetic value with a range of PM2.5 is 51-100. The category is good, namely the air quality level that does not have an effect on human or animal health and has no effect on plants, buildings or aesthetic values with a PM2.5 range of 0-50. Then, the moderate category, namely its air quality which does not affect human or animal health but affects sensitive plants and an aesthetic value with a PM2.5 range of 51-100. Then, the category is very unhealthy with a PM2.5 range of 200--299 or its air quality can harm health in any number of segments of exposed populations. Lastly, dangerous (300-500) or in general its air quality can seriously harm the population. The city with the worst air quality of first order is Katmandu (Nepal) at 225, Baghdad's second order (Irak) in 204 and the third order of Lahore (Pakistan) in 204. The fourth order of Dhaka (Bangladesh) in the number 199, fifth Delhi (India) in the number (189). Meanwhile, Jakarta (Indonesia) is in 18th place with the number 97.