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DEP RTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTMINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
MAIN SOURCES OF AIRPOLLUTION IN MALAYSIA
Industries
Development Activities
Motor Vehicles
Power Generation
Land clearing
Open Burning and Forest Fires
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DEP RTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTMINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
M L YSI N MBIENT IR QU LITY GUIDELINES
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Pollutant Averaging MalaysianGuidelines (Concentration)
Time ppm (g/m3)
Ozone1 Hour8 Hour
0.100.06
200120
Carbon Monoxide**1 Hour8 Hour
30.09.0
3510
Nitrogen Dioxide1 Hour
24 hour0.170.04
32010
Sulphur Dioxide1 hour
24 Hour0.130.04
350105
Particulate Matter(PM10)
24 Hour12 Month
15050
Total SuspendedParticulate (TSP)
24 Hour12 Month
26090
Lead 3 Month 1.5Note :
**(mg/m3)
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DEP RTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTMINISTRY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
AIR POLLUTANT INDEX (API)
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Air Pollutant Index (API) is an indicator for the air quality status at anyparticular area
It is calculated based on 5 major air pollutants which are:
Sulphur Dioxide, SO2 Nitrogen Dioxide, NO2 Carbon Monoxide, CO
Particulate Matter With Diameter < 10 micron, PM10
Ground Level Ozone, O3
The air pollutants concentration are measured by 52 automatic airquality stations throughout Malaysia
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Automatic Manual
52 automatic stations 14 manual stations
Located atstrategic places:
Industrial;UrbanSub-Urban; and
Rural area
Continuous Air QualityMonitoring Station (CAQM) Manual sampling (High Volume
Sampler, HVS)
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SO2
(24 hr)
NO2
(1 hr)
CO
(8 hr)
PM10
(24 hr)
O3
(1 hr)
Idx (PM10) Idx (O3)Idx (NO2) Idx (CO)Idx (SO2)
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Idx
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Pollutant
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IndexCALCULATION OF AIR POLLUTANT INDEX (API)
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Data Validation Process Flowchart
RAW
DATA
CA0001
ESC Data
Logger
CA0051
ESC Data
Logger
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INTERFACE
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Upload To Raw Database
CAL.
DATA
DAILY
API Report
DAILY API Report to
DOE
QAQC
SYSTEM
MonthlyReport
Monthly Report To DOE
Program to Generate
Monthly Report
Real Time
Display
INTERNET Or
Dial_Up
1. Station Status Report
2. Uptime Report
3. Raw data Report
4. Calibration data Report
AIR DEPT
&
QAQC
ESC Polling
System
FIXEDLIN
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DOE
DOE
DOE
ASMA
WEB/GIS
DAILY VALIDATION
Alarm+LOG
MAY 2006 EIT DEPT
TREATEDDATABASE
UPLOADING
SYSTEM
Monthly
Report + LOG
INTERNET
DOE
ASMA
WEB/GIS
Upload To Treated
DataBase
INTERNET
PRE VALIDATION
MONHTLY VALIDATION
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Air Pollutant Index : Health Effect
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API Status Health Effect Health Advice
0 50 Good Low pollution without anybad effect on health
No restriction for outdooractivities to the public.Maintain healthy lifestyle
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100 Moderate Moderate pollution thatdoes not pose any bad effecton health
No restriction for outdooractivities to the public.Maintain healthy lifestyle
101 200 Unhealthy Worsen the health condition
of high risk people who isthe people with heart andlung complications
Limited outdoor activities for
the high risk people. Publicneed to reduce the extremeoutdoor activities
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API Status Health Effect Health Advice
201 300 VeryUnhealthy
Worsen the health conditionand low tolerance ofphysical exercises to people
with heart and lungcomplications. Affect publichealth.
Old and high risk people areadvised to stay indoor andreduce physical activities.
People with healthcomplications are advised tosee doctor
> 300 Hazardous Hazardous to high riskpeople and public health
Old and high risk people areprohibited for outdooractivities. Public are advised
to prevent from outdooractivities
> 500 Emergency Hazardous to high riskpeople and public health
Public are advised to followorders from NationalSecurity Council and always
follow the announcement inmass media
Air Pollutant Index : Health Effect