State monitoring air quality following volcanic eruption
KUCHING: The Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sarawak, is closely monitoring possible impacts of the Mount Ruang volcanic eruption to the air quality in this region. In a statement, it said the eruption could release harmful particles, including volcanic gases such as sulfur dioxide (SO2) and ashes. It added that the number of particulate […]
US under air quality alerts due to Canadian wildfire smoke
LOS ANGELES: Over 120 million people across more than a dozen US states from the Midwest to the East Coast are under air quality alerts as of Thursday, as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to sweep across the country, reported Xinhua. Canada is seeing its worst fire season on record as hundreds of blazes rage […]
Clean air NGO calls on deputy minister
KUCHING: Deputy Minister for Energy and Environmental Sustainability Dr Hazland Abang Hipni received a courtesy visit from The Clean Air Forum Society of Malaysia (MyCAS) here last Friday (Aug 6). The visit, which was also attended by Sarawak Convention Bureau (BESarawak) and Sarawak Natural Resources and Environmental Board (NREB), was done in order to express […]
Collaborating to address air quality issues
KUCHING: The Clean Air Forum Society of Malaysia (MyCAS) aspires to forge a strategic partnership with the state’s Energy and Environmental Sustainability Ministry. To be held in Kuching in 2024, the Asian Aerosol Conference is the focus of this collaboration. According to its president Dr Noor Zaitun Yahaya, MyCAS is a national non-governmental body designated […]
HR ministry issues guidance on ventilation and indoor air quality
PUTRAJAYA: The Human Resource Ministry through the Department of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH) today issued guidance notes on ventilation and indoor air quality (IAQ) to help reduce the risk of airborne transmission of Covid-19. The ministry in a statement said the guidance would provide important information about measures to improve ventilation and indoor air […]
Haze season returns
KUCHING: The air quality in several areas in Sarawak recorded a moderate level due to the transboundary haze from Kalimantan. Natural Resources and Environment Board (NREB) Sarawak Controller of Environmental Quality Justine Jok Jau Emang said as of Aug 9 (Sunday), the air quality monitoring stations in the state recorded the air quality readings in […]
