This Morning, Jakarta Becomes The Second City With The Worst Air In The World

Illustration of bad air qualitas in Jakarta (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - Air quality in Jakarta on Tuesday morning was categorized as unhealthy and was ranked second as the city with the worst air in the world.

Based on data from the IQAir air quality monitoring site at 06.00 WIB, the Air Quality Index (AQI) quoted by ANTARA, Jakarta is at 159 or falls into the unhealthy category with PM2.5 air pollution and a concentration value of 67 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 the public to avoid outdoor activities. If you are outdoors, wear a mask, then close the window to avoid dirty outside air.

While the category is good, namely the level of air quality that 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 Kinshasa (Kongo-Kinshasa) at 191, Kamparala's third-placed (Uganda) at 156, Delhi's fourth-placed (India) at 153 and Addis Ababa's fifth-placed, (Etiopia) at 146.

The DKI Jakarta Environment Agency (DLH) 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.