ASIATODAY.ID, JAKARTA – The city of Jakarta is in first position as the most polluted big city in the world on Sunday morning, June 2 2024.
Based on the IQAir air quality monitoring site at 06.28 WIB, the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Jakarta was at 173 or in the unhealthy category with a concentration of PM2.5 particulate matter at 86.5 micrograms per cubic meter.
This figure explains that the level of air quality is in the unhealthy category so that it can harm humans or sensitive animal groups and can damage plants and aesthetic values.
Meanwhile, the moderate category means it has no effect on human or animal health but has an effect on sensitive plants and aesthetic value with an air quality index in the range of 51-100.
Meanwhile, the good category is 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 0-50.
Then, the very unhealthy category is in the range of 300-300, which can be detrimental to the health of a number of segments of the exposed population.
Finally, hazardous (300-500) or generally air quality can cause serious health harm to the population.
The city with the second worst air quality is Dubai, United Arab Emirates at 171, third is Kinshasa, Congo-Kinshasa at 158, fourth is Kampala, Uganda at 155, fifth is Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam at 151, sixth Santiago, Chile at number 143.
Seventh place is Lahore, Pakistan at number 139, eighth place Hanoi, Vietnam at number 127, ninth place Karachi, Pakistan at number 102, and tenth place Delhi, India at number 102. (ATN)
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