Banten's Air Pollution is the Worst in Indonesia This Morning (Friday, April 12, 2024)

Air quality in Banten this morning is the worst in Indonesia. According to the Air Pollution Standard Index (ISPU) page of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) on Friday (12/4/2024) at 08.00 WIB, the air quality index in Banten is 99.

According to the Directorate of Air Pollution Control of KLHK, ISPU is a unitless number used to describe the ambient air quality condition in a specific location and is based on the impact on human health, aesthetics, and other living things.

The ISPU calculation is based on measurements of seven air pollutant parameters: PM10, PM2.5, NO2, SO2, CO, O3, and HC. Measurements of air pollutant parameters are spread across 72 stations in various regions.

Based on the Minister of Environment and Forestry Regulation No. 14 of 2020 concerning the Air Pollution Standard Index, an ISPU in the range of 0-50 indicates good air quality, 51-100 indicates moderate air quality, and 101-200 indicates unhealthy air quality that is harmful to humans, animals, and plants.

Next, very unhealthy air quality in the range of 201-300 can increase health risks in sensitive groups. Meanwhile, hazardous air quality in the range of over 300 can seriously harm health and requires immediate action.

Below Banten, West Java is ranked second worst in Indonesia with an air quality index of 91. Then, in third place is East Java with an air quality index of 85.

This means that no region has hazardous air quality.

The following is a list of the 10 provinces with the worst air quality index in Indonesia on Friday, April 12, 2024, at 08.00 WIB.

1. Banten: 99
2. West Java: 91
3. East Java: 85
4. Central Kalimantan: 75
5. Jambi: 71
6. Central Java: 61
7. Riau: 56
8. Gorontalo: 52
9. West Papua: 51
10. Riau Islands: 45