South Kalimantan's Air Pollution Recorded as Worst in Indonesia This Morning (Monday, September 18, 2023)

Air quality in South Kalimantan this morning is the worst in Indonesia. According to the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLHK)'s Air Pollutant Standard Index (ISPU) page on Monday, September 18, 2023, at 7:00 AM WIB, the air quality index in South Kalimantan was 217.

According to the KLHK's Directorate of Air Pollution Control, the ISPU is a unitless number used to describe the ambient air quality at a specific location, based on its 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 these 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 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.

Following South Kalimantan, South Sumatra has the second worst air quality in Indonesia with an air quality index of 141. In third place is Central Sulawesi with an air quality index of 95.

This means that South Kalimantan has very unhealthy air quality.

The following is a list of the 10 provinces with the worst air quality in Indonesia on Monday, September 18, 2023, at 7:00 AM WIB.

1. South Kalimantan: 217
2. South Sumatra: 141
3. Central Sulawesi: 95
4. Banten: 94
5. Jakarta: 91
6. West Java: 85
7. Jambi: 77
8. East Kalimantan: 75
9. Central Java: 68
10. West Sumatra: 67