There were 38 public sites (includes 33 the first EPA-announced and five non-EPA-announced public sites) in Tainan City were visited, examined and then tutored within this year. According to the guidelines for examination of indoor air quality, the confined public sites that possibly controlled and residents would frequently visit were visited and examined. Based on the records and questions via on-site visiting, examining and tutoring, checked and tutored the announced public sites that management problems probably occur. Provides the recommendations for improving to maintain and manage the indoor air quality. Via the sequential schedules : preliminary visiting and tutoring (38 sites) → all items using direct-read instruments during visiting and examining (38 sites) → measuring using issued methods (12 sites) → tutoring of experts (8 sites), it is expected to ascertain the current conditions and management of indoor air quality regarding announced public sites within this city. In the current project, three seminars of legislations or laws were held in 15 August 2013, 22 August 2013 and 27 March 2014, respectively. The main purpose was to conduct advocacy for the public sites that were firstly-included of control and announced by Environmental Protection Administration (EPA). From September 2013, the checking and tutoring for 38 public sites (includes 33 EPA-announced public sites in this city) has been conducted according to the work contents of this project. These includes three colleges, one library, three hospitals, one social welfare agency, nine government agencies, three railway transportation and 13 markets. During the visiting and checking, seven items for visiting and examining were also conducted employing simple direct-read instruments. Visiting, examining and rechecking were also conducted for the 20 public sites with higher concentrations of CO2 during preliminary visiting. According to the controlled indoor air quality items of Taiwan EPA-announced sites, issued standard methods were then used to measure carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), formaldehyde (HCHO), total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs), suspended particulates whose particle size is less than 10 µm (PM10), suspended particulates whose particle size is less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5), bacteria and fungi. A total of 12 public sites and 56 samples were measured for indoor air quality using issued methods. Among them, five announced public sites with higher improving possibility at IAQ were chosen to conduct formaldehyde re-checking in 2012. Results of all examined sites met the IAQ standards. Additionally, eight expert-tutoring were held from November 2013 in this project. Along with the 20 public sites with higher concentrations of IAQ items during preliminary visiting, rechecking and tracking were then conducted from March 2014. Results revealed that some public sectors start to have more positive attitude to response the IAQ schedules built by Taiwan EPA, for examples, Yung-Hua municipal center, Hsin-Yinn station and Costco etc. Their exhausting and leakage-proof systems were improved first, concentrations of CO2 and bacteria of indoor airs have been significantly lowered. The related websites regarding indoor air quality in this city were firstly built in the present project. Currently, the links for official websites and indoor air quality and other information has been completed. Meanwhile, laws and literatures were immediately updated. In addition, the new version of project concerning maintenance and management for 20 firstly-announced public sites has been organized in this project. Also, 10 firstly-announced public sites in this city were assisted to set up dedicated staff.

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