The main content of this project included: air pollution emissions investigation at temples and altars, pollution reduction promotion, open burning air pollution control operations and catering industry air pollution control operations. The results of the implementation report are summarized below:
A. The Investigation of air pollution emissions at temples and altars and pollution reduction promotion
1. Investigation results of the air pollution emissions at temples and altars.
69 times of the census has been done in this stage in the project and among 23 temples investigated, tree temples did not sell paper money with the weight of paper money from 0.2 to 0.3 kg, which is the highest proportion; on the weekdays, as for the number of pilgrims and the amount of paper money, South Gate Prince's palace ranked the highest; as for the number of pilgrims at festivals and the amount of paper money, the God Temple ranked the highest.
2. Self-management and evaluation operations of the temple maintenance
In this year, as for the promotion of the self-management of temple air pollution promotion, a total of three temples participated so that the total amount of the city's pollution has reduced and the number of temples has reached 57, accounting for 39% of the city's temples .
From 2007 till 2014 September, the total collection of the paper money has been about 1,407 tonnes, and each temple cumulatively annually has reduced 72,144 kg of spirit money and 4,795,972 sticks of incense. In the aspects of energy efficiency, a total of about 234,035 light bulbs has been replaced with the replacement rate of 93.1 %.
3. Rice substitute spirit money
This year there are 12 temples are willing to cooperate to promote a meter voucher, grow 33% compared to last year, the number has reached 3,938 activity statistics in response to growth of 128 percent over last year, for a total reduction of burning paper money 787.4 kg；96.04kg will reduce air pollution matter, which total 7.84 kg particulate pollutants, reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 1180.6 kg.
4. Concentration money burring on festivals and ghost check activity
In this year, as for the concentration money burring activity on Tomb Sweeping festival, there was a total of 62 units participating, and after the activity, the statistics showed that this concentrated paper money has reached up to 8,230 kilograms with an estimated number of 3,919 people; compared with 13,740 in 2013, the reduction amount has reached 40 %. A total of 282 people responded to the use of ghost checks, w A total of 282 people responded to the use of ghost checks,ith the increasing rate up to five times, compared to 50 in 2013. About 592.2 kg of the paper money had been reduced, which promoted the reduction of 888.3 kg of carbon dioxide emissions. Combining three welfare agencies and organizations to promote to ghost check, a total of 399 people involved with the amount reaching NT$85,294, with a total reduction of 1,804 kilograms of paper money burning, and the reduction of 2,706.7 kg of carbon dioxide emissions.
In this year, as for the concentration money burring activity on Hungry Ghost festival, there was a total of 162 units participating, and after the activity, the statistics showed that this concentrated paper money has reached up to 76,110 kilograms . Jiuhua Mountain hut to collect the amount of concentration money up to 67.6%. There are 588 people respond and concentration money centralized activities, collected paper money 610 kg, compared to last year increased by 200 kg centralized response number increased from 232 to 588, an increase of 2.5 times.
Combining three welfare agencies and organizations to promote to ghost check, a total of 226 people involved with the amount reaching NT$130,675, with a total reduction of 2,744.2 kilograms of paper money burning, and the reduction of 4,116.3 kg of carbon dioxide emissions.
B Open burning air pollution control operations
In this year, a total of 412times of the open burning inspections was completed, with 139cases of pétition inspection; it has been reduced by 26%. However, in the petition cases, the main administrative regions dominated Western parts, with up to 84times (60 %). As for the problem occurring in the petition inspection, the unfound cases were 60 (43%), which was the most. It’s mainly because of mostly the burning origins in the open burning, and insufficient information provided by the petition individuals; while the burning species found were mainly tree leaves and plant with the total combustion amount of open burning reaching 15.04tonnes, which contributed to the reduction of pollutant emissions about 1314.9kg.
C. The food and beverage industry air pollution control operations
1. Food and beverage industry census operations
To capture the city food and beverage industry smoke emission and control scenarios, the city's 227 food and beverage industry survey results were analyzed. By the operating patterns, Chinese restaurants accounted for 48%; 54 % of the industry had installed the baffle equipment; 33% with the installation of wet scrubbers, electrostatic precipitators and other post-processing equipment; as for the maintenance of the processing equipment, 85 % of the industry conducted maintenance.
2. Food and beverage industry air pollution inspection operations
In this year,239cases of food and beverage industry has completed the inspections, among which a total of 72 cases of smoke petitions was reported; compared with previous years, the proportion variation of the petitions was only less than 3 %. After the the follow-up counseling and follow-through inspection, a total of 42 industries completed improvement. By estimation, the amount of 1700.4kg of TSP and4027.8 kg THC reductions was achieved. It showed that with the advocacy and control, each industry has gradually strengthened pollution control efforts to improve the city's restaurant industry soot pollution situation .
4. Food and beverage industry air pollution reduction counseling
In this year, the reduction counseling has reached 21 industries with the job fulfillment rate of 100 %. After the on-site checkup and suggestions by the counseling member (Professor Zhou Mingxian from Institute of Environmental Engineering, National Sun Yat-Sen University), there were 19industries have completed improvement till September, each industry is still improving and will be followed up according to the project.
