Air Pollution Monday Afternoon: South Sumatra Worst Affected, What About Other Regions? (Monday, October 30, 2023)

Air quality in South Sumatra this afternoon is the worst in Indonesia. Based on the Air Pollutant Standard Index (ISPU) page of the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK) on Monday (30/10/2023) at 4:00 PM WIB, the air quality index in South Sumatra is 330.

According to the Directorate of Air Pollution Control of KLHK, the ISPU is a unitless number used to describe the ambient air quality condition at a specific location, 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 Pollutant 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 detrimental 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 South Sumatra, Central Kalimantan is ranked second worst in Indonesia with an air quality index of 145. Then, in third place is South Kalimantan with an air quality index of 143.

This means that South Sumatra has hazardous air quality.

The following is a list of the 10 provinces with the worst air quality index in Indonesia on Monday, October 30, 2023, at 4:00 PM WIB.

1. South Sumatra: 330
2. Central Kalimantan: 145
3. South Kalimantan: 143
4. West Java: 137
5. Banten: 105
6. West Sumatra: 74
7. Lampung: 67
8. East Kalimantan: 66
9. South Sulawesi: 65
10. DKI Jakarta: 63