Haze is thinning, Tabalong air is still unhealthy

TABALONG, GARISBUMI.com – The thinning of smoke haze in Tabalong Regency has not been followed by the return of air quality to the healthy category. Monitoring at Murung Pudak Station, Mabuun, Tuesday (27/10/2026) at 08.00 WITA, recorded an Air Pollution Standard Index (ISPU) of 130 or the unhealthy category.

This figure has improved compared to monitoring the previous day which reached the dangerous category. However, the Tabalong Regency Environmental Service (DLH) reminded residents to remain aware of their exposure to air pollutants even though the smoke haze is visually starting to decrease.

Attention is especially directed to children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with respiratory problems.

From Dangerous to Unhealthy

Based on ISPU data from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry (KLH) submitted by DLH Tabalong, monitoring on Monday (26/10/2026) at 10.00 WITA recorded an ISPU value of 328, which is in the dangerous category.

At 12.00 WITA, the PM2.5 index fell to 280 or the very unhealthy category. Meanwhile, the PM10 index was recorded at 174 or the unhealthy category.

Improvement continued on Tuesday morning, when ISPU fell to 130. At the same time, the PM10 index was recorded at 76 or in the moderate category. These numbers are index values, not particle concentrations in micrograms per cubic meter.