The dry season has once again exacerbated Jakarta's chronic pollution issue, with the capital routinely topping the list of the world’s most polluted major cities in recent weeks.

On June 6, the city was ranked as having the worst air quality in the world by Swiss technology company IQAir.

The company recorded an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 157, placing it in the "unhealthy" category, with 67 micrograms per cubic meter (µg/m3) of PM 2.5 pollutants, 13.4 times higher than the 5 µg/m3 that the World Health Organization (WHO) considers safe.

Source:
courtesy of THE JAKARTA POST

by Nina A. Loasana (The Jakarta Post)

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