Jakarta's Worst Air Quality In The World This Morning

Illustration - An office building with an air pollution background was observed from the Medan Merdeka Selatan area, Central Jakarta on Monday. (ANTARA).

JAKARTA - Air quality in Jakarta on Friday, June 7, morning occupied the number one as the worst air quality city in the world, while the City of Medan (North Sumatra) was ranked 10th. Followed by ANTARA, based on data from the IQAir air quality monitoring site at 07.00 WIB, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Jakarta was in first place with 176 or was included in the unhealthy category. The figure has an explanation of the category of unhealthy air quality for groups that is sensitive because it can harm humans or groups of animals that are sensitive or can cause damage to plants or aesthetic values. While the air quality of the medium category is its air quality that has no effect on human or animal health but affects sensitive plants and aesthetic values with a PM2.5 range of 51-100. Then, the good category is the level of air quality 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 very unhealthy category with a PM2.5 range of 200-299 or its air quality can harm health in a number of segments of exposed populations. Lastly, dangerous (300-500) or in general, its air quality can seriously harm the health of the population. Then, the city with Hanoi's second air quality (Vietnam) at 163 and third-order Dubai (Union of the Arab Emirates) at 161. The fourth part of Kinshasa (Kongo) at 158, fifth-placed Cairo City (Egypt) at 151 and sixth-placed Delhi (India) at 151.

Seventh order Dhaka (Bangladesh) at 133, eighth in Beijing (China) at 122, ninth in Kamala (Uganda) at 120 and tenth in Medan (Indonesia) at 117.

It is recommended that people wear masks when leaving the house, need to reduce outdoor activities, close windows in order to avoid dirty outside air and turn on air filters.