The purpose of this project is to strengthen air pollution incident response capacity for Taiwan Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) and local Environmental Protection Bureau (EPB). The results of this project include: (1)The requirements for high risk potential process to prevent accidents are proposed based on the information which collected from United States, United Kingdom, and Japan, as well as domestic air pollution response system; Amendments of emergency response's S.O.P to major air pollution incidents has been established by referring the suggestions of experts, to raise up the hierarchy of the related organizations in government and optimize the operation procedures. (2)The contact information of environmental agencies and other organizations have been updated with additional supporting information for Nangang Industrial Park. Link to google map program, emergency response decision supporting system was established. (3)The list of top 20 industrial parks with high risk potential of air pollution has been updated and 2 facilities field visiting (CPC Corporation- Dalin Refinery and Formosa Petrochemical Corporation-Mailiao Plant) have been conducted in the project. (4)Emergency feedback to EPA from EPB has been executed two times; Besides, on site inquiring of EPB about emergency response has been carried out to air pollution accidents amount top 5 cities. (5)Air pollution sampling equipment, such as canister, sampling bag with vacuum case, CC-FTIR, were to assist EPB in air pollutant sampling while the air pollution incidents have occurred. The information of advance continuous measurement equipment of PM and sulfide compounds was collected. Moreover, an investigation of odor sources was conducted by OP-FTIR in Hsin-Chu Science Park. (6)A workshop of air pollution incident emergency response was conducted on November 26, 2014. The purpose of this workshop is to enhance the ability of local EPB staffs on emergency response. The topics included illustrate of current situation of emergency response for air pollution accident; Case demonstrating movie; Emergency response information center and environmental incidents special team visiting.

air pollution accident, Emergency response, Prevention management