The project works in improving fine particulate matters emissions related to living issues and to implement Clean Air Action Plan. The project divided into 5 major parts which are 1) Formulate control strategies about reduce fine particulate matters emissions of commercial cooking, 2) Prevention and reduction the open burning of agricultural wastes, 3) Promotion and eliminate Hotel Fuel Boilers,4) Strengthen the management of refueling vapor recovery, 5) To minimize nuisance complaints related to livestock odor and to formulate the improvement strategies of livestock odor, 6) Folk activities and other coordinated work.
Formulate control strategies about reduce fine particulate matters emissions of commercial cooking, the project formulated the Management of air pollution control facilities for commercial cooking (Draft) and improve the control efficiency of developed small size and low cost oil fume and odor pollution control facility. We analyzed oil fume component, particulate matters and odor test for each 16 points by using this facility. This developed facility of PM and VOC control efficiency in laboratory can reach to 92.8% and 53.1% respectively. In order to reveal the real activities for different kind of restaurants, we also suggested that considering the control factors of stove types and cooking method to improve the calculation of commercial cooking emissions.
For prevention and reduction the open burning of agricultural wastes, we held the cross-department meeting and invited the representatives of Council of Agriculture (COA), Taichung District Agricultural Research and Extension Station, Insert Collection of Taiwan Agricultural Research Institute, Association of Agricultural Education to propose the strategies to deal with agricultural wastes and to do research on recycling waste straws. For serious open burning after the second crop, the Deputy Director of EPA indicated that to offer subsidy for framers via using a microbial reagent around rush-road. We also reviewed the methods in estimating open burning of agricultural wastes and to analyze the approach to improve emission accuracy.
For promotion and eliminate Hotel Fuel Boilers, we evaluated possibility to expand subsidy to Hospital and University and formulated 「Accommodation Services, Hospital and University oil-boiler replacement subsidy regulations (Draft)」and 「Accommodation Services, Hospital and University use liquid fuels with sulfur content exceeding 10 ppm belong to air polluting acts (Draft)」. The former one has been announced in advance on December 14. The project also doing online survey the willingness of Accommodation Services, Hospitals and Universities and there are 90 facilities have willingness to choose the low pollution fuel which are located in Taipei City, New Taipei City, Kaohsiung City, Taoyuan City and Hualien County.
For the strengthen the management of refueling vapor recovery, we collected and analyzed the relevant regulations of United States, Canada, European Unit and Singapore, and formulated the revised draft of 「Gas Station Gasoline Vapor Recovery Facility Management Regulations」. The project accomplished the assessment to promote the Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery System in Taiwan which contains 1) The VOC emissions, threaten and health risk related to gas stations, 2) The international development and trend of gas stations, 3) The planned and formulated regulations about gas stations vapor recovery in developed countries, 4) The assessment of benefits and impacts. The project also developed the functions of examination and reporting statements in "Gas Stations Vapor Recovery Management System".
The main nuisance complaints of livestock odor occur in summer season in Taiwan. We collected and analyzed the livestock relevant regulations of European Unit, Japan, United States and Australia and suggested certain size (over 4,000 swine, 100,000 chickens and 300 cows) of livestock farms should be granted by stationary sources permit system. The project provided an assistance to improve the odor nuisance of swine farm and held a conference to share the experience on December 9.
For the other coordinated work, the project accomplished the 「Guideline on air pollution control for large - scale folklore (religious) activities」 and collected the EPB’s effectiveness on commercial cooking, the gas station managements of refueling vapor recovery and the relevant environmental worship statistics regularly. Furthermore, the project pressed a publicity conference for prayers’ sincerity is better than burning spirit money.
