ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES OF MALAYSIA

Air Quality
Air quality in Malaysia is continuously monitored in terms of five principal pollutants namely
CO, NOxO3, SO2 and particulate matter (PM10). Except for the dry season and haze formation
from transboundary sources, the air quality status of Malaysia, represented by the integration
of the six parameters into an Air Pollutant Index (API) is generally between good and
moderate, with a few ‘unhealthy’ days in a year. Unhealthy air quality conditions were due to
O3, PM10, NOx and SO2. PM10 is however the prevalent pollutant. more? http://unit.aist.go.jp/lca-center/asianetwork/symposium/report/2002/121.pdf