I. Updating, maintenance and expansion of the database for VOCs
A. From 2009/10/01~2010/09/30, we inspected and completed 204 public and private companies information update. Moreover, we discovered that maximum incremental reactivity (MIR) materials were used in 78 companies and 83 manufacturing procedures; such materials including Xylene and Toluene, which were also the most extensively used.
B. After the inspection worked on 204 companies, the emission amount of particulate pollutants were 122.4 tons/year, sulfur oxides were 662.2 tons/year, nitrogen oxides were 1,871.7 tons/year, and volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were 746.1 tons/year.
II. Industries laws and regulations degree of conformity inspection and control on volatile organic compounds
A. Regulations for other industries (PU synthetic leather industry, petrochemical industry, dry cleaning industry, surface coating in automotive industry and semiconductor manufacturing) were all audited, where Pony Leather, Shang Feng, Hung Sheng, Jing Shang in the petrochemical industry and He Fa in PU synthetic leather industry failed to comply with the legal regulations for the dates of their submission of quarterly report. Chia Yong and Fu Li in PU synthetic leather industry have been subjected to disposal for inconsistence of efficiency of control equipment with the permit.
III. Functional test of NMHC, ducts or peripheral odors, or air pollutants tests and petrochemical process equipment components tests
A. A total of 10 times of NMHC flue tests were conducted, representing 100% achievement rate, with purpose of test aiming at the verification of efficiency of control equipment and legal standards for emission by industries, where Chia Yong has been subjected to disposal for its failure of P401 control equipment efficiency to be consistent with that specified by the permit.
B. In functional test of ducts or peripheral odors or air pollutants tests, 5 tests of air pollutants in emission ducts (PSN and duct odors were tested) and 25 functional tests were conducted, resulting in a total of 30 tests. In duct odor test, Chi Yi and Tai Yong, which did not meet the standards for emission, and in functional test, J.B. plastic building materials, Yu Fei and Heng Long, that did not meet the standards for emission, have all been subjected to proposal and completed their improvement.
C. In petrochemical process equipment components sampling tests, a total of 2,005 tests were conducted on 25 firms, which results all met the standards for emission.
IV. Follow-up and reexamination of complaints of odors
A. 21 reexaminations were made for complaints of odors, where the examiners have given advices on the reason of the complaints on the public and private facilities and they have conducted relevant improvements. Taihsin environmental protection, Hsin Fa and Ting Hsin Oil have not been audited since 2010, while Hong Kwang Electrodeposition Coating at Huatan, Jing Mao and Jing Wei Yuan plastics have already installed control equipment. Ton Yee Industrial has incorporated E007 low frequency induction furnace to replace the existed E001 furnace and changed fuel to electricity. The combinations of the above 4 firms have reduced VOCs by 7.98 tons.
V. Tests and control of air pollutants emission at gas station
A. Test of vapor recovery facility were conducted at 102 gas stations (gas-oil ratio at 102 stations and gas leakage test at 101 stations); the averaged compliance rate of the vapor-oil ratio of fueling gun was 94.3%, and the compliance rate of the air leakage test was 94%. The firms failing to comply have been given timeline to improve and were re-tested without advance notice; the re-test results all met legal specifications.
B. Review of Phase in the new establishment of Lu Hai gas station in Chang-Shui Rd. was completed.
VI. Other related practices
A. Gave 3 presentations of “Control regulations and control techniques of odors in stationery source of pollution”, “Levy system and declaration method for Stage 2 air pollution fee for VOCs” and 1 presentation of “Procedure for online reporting failure of vapor recovery facility and regulations on prevention of air pollution at gas stations”, respectively, each with attendance rate and participants that met the specification of the contract.
B. Made 500 promotional materials (thermo cup).
C. Launched 3 ads for related policies on newspaper:
1. 2010/01/29- Changhua Times: ●Propaganda of EPB ● “Stop right there and the air is clean”.
2. 2010/05/29 – People’s Times: Multi-control of gas station effectively reduces vapor odor.
3. 2010/09/10 –Changhua Times: “Say ‘stop right there’ to save money and stay healthy”.
