Fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is an air pollutant that is a concern for people’s health when levels in air are high. PM 2.5 are tiny particles in the air that reduce visibility and cause the air to appear hazy when levels are elevated. Jakarta’s poor air quality is the result of the perfect storm of pollutants: numerous nearby coal-fired Jakarta’s poor air quality prompted a group of residents to sue the government and they won. CNA explores the root causes and impacts of the smog which regularly blankets the city. Beyond that, Jakarta’s air and groundwater are heavily polluted, it floods regularly and its streets are so clogged that congestion costs the economy an estimated $4.5 billion a year. Jakarta to spray water mist from high-rises as city chokes on air pollution. High-rise buildings in Jakarta will soon be forced to spray water mist from their rooftops as part of the government Jakarta has become crowded and polluted and is sinking at an alarming rate. East Kalimantan, on Indonesia's part of Borneo island, couldn't be more of a contrast - it's known for its lush Major sources of marine debris into Jakarta Bay. Our data reveal plastics as the single most dominant debris entering Jakarta Bay (Fig. 2), which accounted for 59% by abundance (57,668 ± 16,559 Hundreds of forest fires in Indonesia have caused haze that has worsened air quality in parts of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur’s top environment official has said, a claim Jakarta has denied. The Indonesian capital topped the charts for the world’s most polluted city a dozen times in June . Last year Jakarta was ranked the most polluted city in south-east Asia, based on a study mVfled8.