AIR POLLUTION AND DEVELOPMENT IN MALAYSIA

PREPARED BY: HAFIZAH BINTI HUSSINMATRIC NO: 2014694596

GROUP: AP7762APREPARED FOR: DR MOHAMAD NIDZAM RAHMAT

ICP863: MANAGEMENT OF PROPERTY AND ENVIRONMENT

CONTENT

• INTRODUCTION• AIR POLLUTION

– Measures– Sources– Impacts

• DEVELOPMENT• CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION• DEF: The presence of undesirable material in

air, in quantities large enough to produce harmful effects.

AIR POLLUTION - MEASURES

MAJOR AIR POLLUTANTS

SO2

CO

PM10NO2

O3

Air Pollutant Index : Health EffectAPI STATUS HEALTH EFFECT HEALTH ADVICE

0-50 Good Low pollution without anybad effect on health

No restriction for outdooractivities to the public.

51-100 Moderate Moderate pollution thatdoes not pose any bad effecton health

No restriction for outdooractivities to the public.

101-200

Unhealthy Worsen the health conditionof high risk people

Limited outdoor activities forthe high risk people

201-300

Very Unhealthy

Worsen the health condition High risk people areadvised to stay indoor andreduce physical activities

> 300 Hazardous Hazardous to high riskpublic

High risk people areprohibited for outdooractivities

DAYS MALAYSIAN AIR POLLUTION INDEX 2014

PERLIS

KEDAH

PERAK

PULAU PIN

ANG

KELANTAN

TEREN

GGANU

PAHANG

WILA

YAH PERSE

KUTUAN

SELA

NGOR

NEGERI S

EMBILA

N

MEL

AKA

JOHOR

SABAH

SARAW

AK0

50

100

150

200

250

300

350

400

UNHEALTHY

MODERATE

GOOD

AIR POLLUTION – SOURCES

70%

15%

4% 9%2%

TRANSPORTATION

MANUFACTURING

OPEN BURNING & FOREST FIRES

POWER STATIONS

OTHERS

AIR POLLUTION – EFFECTS• Health Problems• Death• Ozone Depletion• Acid Rain• Flora and Fauna

DEVELOPMENT

The Environmental Quality Act (1974)

Environmental Quality (Clean Air) Regulations (1978)

Recommended Malaysian Air Quality Guidelines (1989)

Malaysian Air Quality Index (1993)

Environmental Quality (Control of Emission from Diesel Engines) Regulation (1996)

Environmental Quality (Control of Emission from Petrol Engines) Regulation (1996)

Area Watch and Sanction Inspection (AWASI) Programme (1996)

The National Policy on the Environment (2002)

Environmental Quality (Declared Activities) (Open Burning) (2003)

Ninth Malaysia Plan (2006-2010)

CONCLUSIO

N