As the promotion of air quality protection policies, air quality has been improved in Taiwan. However, the pollution of particulate and ozone do not achieve National Air Quality Standards. For that, it is important to reduce the effect of transported pollution by cross border by controlling domestic pollution sources and promoting international cooperation at the same time. Therefore, the goals of this project implements air quality controlling from the aspect of monitoring management, domestic resource integration and international cooperation.
Air quality monitoring data and scientific research are the foundation of air quality management. In consideration of the characteristics of industrial clusters in Taiwan, this project implements specific industrial area management and application. Through collecting data from Environmental Protection Bureau, monthly statistical air quality monitoring results and on-site inspection of five monitoring stations in each specific industrial area, we found that monitoring and reporting processes and system efficiency should be improved. Based on that, we establish a centralized hierarchical management mechanism, revise the transmission specification and expand the functions of report and review six monitoring status spreadsheet in Air Quality Management System. Strengthening management tools and holding training courses, which can improve the effective management of quality and usability of monitoring data from Environmental Protection Bureau. The project also planned the monitoring data application methods in air quality management, includes setting information platform for publics, developing daily baseline management and source tracing analysis processes and considering the impact of human health through domestic and international environmental monitoring comparison values. These methods are planning to applicate in air pollution management in the future. Moreover, in order to support and promote the development of scientific research on air pollution controlling, we review the research of the “Environmental Protection Administration/Ministry of Science and Technology Air Pollution Prevention Research Cooperation Project", hold eight times of expert consultation meetings, hold five times of project discussion forums, grasp the research results of air quality management resources in Taiwan, develop technologies of detection and pollution control and establish localized emission factors, as reference for air quality management policy in response to current environmental issues.
The international cooperation is the one way to solve the problem of long range transportation of air pollution. So this project follows new southbound policy and focus on the environmental issues of air quality management. We research and grasp the air quality problems of countries in the Asia-Pacific region mainly for vehicles, industry, open burning and Cross-region haze. In addition, we build a SE Asian Air Quality Management Platform, combine with industries, academics and government, sharing Taiwan's own environmental protection technologies and experience to Southeast Asian countries. Then we initially establish potential cooperation between 14 countries (Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, etc.) and identify the cooperation who needs in Asia pacific region through investigate the air quality control issues among Asian countries. Moreover, we collected the highlights of air quality control achievements in Taiwan as materials to share with partners to complete the advanced foundation of international environmental cooperation, enhance regional air quality, and export Taiwan’s environmental protection industry. This project also analyzed international trends and held two air quality management exchange workshop including “2017 Taiwan and U.S.A Air Pollution Control Technology Exchange Conference” and “River Fugitive Dust Control and Prevention Workshop” to further enhance Taiwanese air quality management technology. Overall, we expect to improve the reginal air quality and effectively enhance the international visibility of Taiwan.
