1. Direct-reading equipment inspection operations
The IAQ of 133 public and private premises were tested by using direct-reading inspection operations, which included 100 regulatory and unlisted sites, 19 education offices, 2 industry development offices, 1 joint inspection with SIP air pollution project, and 8 re-examination and 3 supplemental inspections of the catering industry.
A total of 27 public and private places inspection showed abnormal results, which included CO2, formaldehyde, TVOC and PM10, and the re-examination of the above places showed 3 places remained abnormal results. The above-mentioned places include grill restaurant, medical institutions, railway stations, sports and fitness establishments, and the most reasons of the abnormal IAQ of the above-mentioned places were due that the high capacity of people make the air-conditioning system overloaded.
The concentrations of indoor CO2 and HCHO in the shopping malls increase while the people are crowded and the large amount of cleaning products is displayed. The concentrations of indoor CO2 and HCHO in the medical institutions increase due to the large number of patients, coupled with hospital disinfection. Postpartum care institutions close doors and windows all the times for creating a quiet space, which coupled with the use of non-ventilation function of the air-conditioning system, causing the indoor air CO2 increase. Grill restaurant are crowded in the meal time, in addition to the paint volatile of fine decoration materials and the combustion behavior of soot and other factors, resulting the increase of indoor CO2, HCHO, and PM10. However, direct-reading testing equipment is susceptible to environmental interference and measurement uncertainty; in order to effectively control the indoor air quality, re-examination by using the EPA standard method of measurement is recommended.
2. IAQ testing in the regulatory places
The IAQ of 20 regulatory places, public and private, have been investigated. Among them, 3 places have failed the test results, namely Hsinchu City (bacteria: 3230 CFU/m3), the Hsinchu Branch of the National Taiwan University Medical College Hospital (CO2: 1139 ppm), and the Taiwan Medical University Presbyterian Church (bacteria: 3720 CFU / m3).
The Hsinchu City Cultural Affairs Office Library is the first batch of announcements that have been listed and the project help them to strengthen the publicity and guidance of the law and improve the quality of the sites. After the completion of the improvement work, the project will carry out the standard methods of inspection and the result is qualified. The project selected 5 places among the above-mentioned 20 places to monitor PM2.5 concentration in order to reach the annual Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) assessment performance.
3. Drive system real-time monitoring
Three drive system real-time monitoring have been set up in Big City Far East City Shopping Center, Mackay Memorial Hospital Hsinchu Branch, and the National Taiwan University Medical College Hospital Hsinchu Branch respectively. The drive system real-time monitoring provide better background information collection for continuous monitoring of indoor air quality in observation sites, as a reference for self-management and improvement of indoor air quality.
4. Self-management improvement and responsible personnel training
The training operations have been fulfilled to 100 public and private places, including the place of the regulatory compliance and the self-management programs of the non-regulatory places. The on-site observation list arranges the IAQ operation counseling or provides the related improvement suggestion, helps it to improve the IAQ, maintains the public health.
5. On-site counseling by experts and scholars
A total of 5 sessions of IAQ maintenance management on-site counseling operations have been held in the National Taiwan University Medical College Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Mackay Memorial Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Big City Far East City Shopping malls, RT-Mart Hsinchu Chung Hsiao stores, and COSTCO Hsinchu shop, respectively. Each session is invited two experts and scholars to the scene for the site to maintain the missing items and improve the quality of IAQ to provide suggestions for improvement. The common problems include the irregularly cleaning air conditioning filter and cooling towers, air-conditioning system without the external air system, the damp ceiling to produce mildew, indoor staff intensive, and poor air-conditioning room maintenance.
6. The field demonstration of IAQ improvement technology.
In order to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency's policy, the project combined with the SIP and the catering fume control project to hold a field demonstration of IAQ improvement technology. The site is selected as Big City Far East Giant City Shopping Center, 4th Floor, Food Court, and the model for trial has been completed in October. The news will has bee released in December.
7. IAQ Promotion Seminar
The first seminar was held on June 22, and the theme of the seminar was “Hsinchu City's Promotion of Indoor Air Quality Operation in the year of 2016" and "The Statement and Declaration of the IAQ regulations". The second seminar was held on September 26. Besides the introduction of "Establishment of Indoor Air Quality Maintenance Management System and IAQ Management Regulation", the contents of the promotion will be directed to the sources of indoor common pollution and the way of improvement. All the participants were satisfied with the conference and understood the content of the promotion.
8. The update and maintenance of IAQ information network
The Indoor Air Quality Information Network (IAQIN) was redesigned in the first two months after the implementation of the project, and was updated monthly in the following month. The updated information includes the latest information on IAQ, the related laws and regulations, the inquiry and download, the results of IAQ self-management in the Hsinchu City, IAQ related to the site link, and online consultation.
9. Publicity and propaganda
A total of 500 promotional propaganda were completed and delivered. An additional 300 propaganda were made in order to achieve the annual EPA assessment performance projects.
10. Cross-divisional coordination within the City Government
A cross-divisional coordination meeting within the Government was held on June 29. The main content of the meeting was the implementation progress of the project and the future plan. The bureaus were also required to provide or update the liaison offices of the units under their jurisdiction. In addition, each Bureau was invited to assist the EPA in issuing publicity materials and publicity materials to provide more information on IAQ to the general public.
11. Emergency response and handling of public complaints
Emergency response of poor IAQ and the handling of complaints by the public have been formulated. However, no complaints have been received so far.
12. Other coordination matters
In addition to the progress of the above work, the project has also completed the Annual Environmental Performance Assessment program, which aims to achieve the EPA's annual performance appraisal.
