News about air pollution

JOHOR BAHRU (July 18): The Department of Environment (DoE) has identified three chemical-based factories as the likely sources of the air pollution in Pasir Gudang last month The department’s director-general Norlin Jaafar said all three factories were found to have high levels of methyl mercaptan readings and were located within a three-kilometre radius of Sekolah Agama Taman Mawar and Sekolah Kebangsaan Pasir Gudang 4.

GEORGE TOWN (August 8): Indonesian farmers have reportedly begun their usual slash-and-burn, resulting in a rise of Air Pollution Index (API) across Malaysia.

It is said that air pollution is a modern-day curse, a by-product of urbanisation and industrialisation.

Clean air is vital for our wellbeing, and indoor air constitutes a huge part of the air we breathe.

Clean air is vital for our wellbeing, and indoor air constitutes a huge part of the air we breathe.