Residents Are Advised To Wear Masks, Jakarta Is In Second Place In The City With The Worst Air In The World

Photo Illustration: Antara

JAKARTA - Air quality in Jakarta on Monday morning, September 16 was categorized as unhealthy and was ranked second as the worst air city in the world.

Quoting Antara, based on data from the IQAir air quality monitoring site in Jakarta at 05.30 WIB, the air quality index (AQI) in Jakarta is at 148 or is categorized as unhealthy with PM2.5 air pollution and a concentration value of 54.5 micrograms per cubic meter.

This figure has an explanation of the level of unhealthy air quality for sensitive groups because it can harm humans or groups of animals that are sensitive or can cause damage to plants or aesthetic values.

The site also recommends air conditions in Jakarta, namely for people to avoid outdoor activities.

If you are outdoors, use a mask, then close the window to avoid dirty air outside.

Meanwhile, the good category is the level of air quality which does not have an effect on human or animal health and does not affect plants, buildings or aesthetic values with a PM2.5 range of 0-50.

Then, the moderate category is the air quality which does not affect human or animal health but affects plants that are sensitive and 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 be detrimental to health in a number of segments of the exposed population. Finally, it is dangerous (300-500) or in general its air quality can harm the population's serious health.

The worst-order city of air quality is Lahore, Pakistan at 176, third-placed Delhi, India at 132, fourth-placed Tashkent, Uzbekistan at 132, fifth-placed Dubai, United Arab Emirates at 132, and sixth-placed Kuching, Malaysia at 117.

The DKI Jakarta Environmental Agency launched an integrated air quality monitoring platform supported by 31 points of Air Quality Monitoring Station (SPKU) spread across the metropolitan city area.

From the SPKU, then the data obtained is displayed through the air quality monitoring platform. This is made as a refinement of the existing ones and in accordance with national applicable standards.

This page also displays data from 31 SPKUs in Jakarta that integrate data from SPKUs belonging to DLH Jakarta, the Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the World Resources Institute (WRI) Indonesia and Vital Strategies.