Air Quality in Jakarta this Morning is in Medium Category
Reported by Aldi Geri Lumban Tobing | Translated by Nugroho Adibrata
The Jakarta Air Pollution Standard Index (ISPU) figure is in the medium category, as of Wednesday (8/23) this morning.
Sensitive groups are urged to reduce long and heavy physical activity
Based on the monitoring results of the four air quality monitoring stations (SPKU) owned by Jakarta Environment Agency (LH) andSPKU for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry, it shows that air quality is in the medium category, namely Kelapa Gading SPKU, Bundaran HI SPKU, Kebon Jeruk SPKU, and Jagakarsa SPKU.
Jakarta LH Agency's Public Relations Head, Yogi Ikhwan said the ISPU scores on these four SPKUs were 51-100. He explained, air quality levels were still acceptable for human, animal, and plant health.
Here is DPRD Secretariat's Efforts to Overcome Air Pollution in Jakarta"Everyone can still do activities outside, but sensitive groups are urged to reduce long and heavy physical activity," he expressed, Wednesday (8/23).
He added the parameters for measuring air quality on the Jakarta Low Emissions website, namely https://rendahemisi.jakarta.go.id and Jakispu at JAKI, consisting of particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10), Sulfur Dioxide (SO2), Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) ), Carbon Dioxide (CO), and ozone (O3).
This website can help the public stay informed about the pollution levels in their surroundings in real-time.