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) Strengthen the management of refueling vapor recovery, 4) To minimize nuisance complaints related to livestock odor and to formulate the improvement strategies of livestock odor, 5) Folk activities and other coordinated work.
Formulate control strategies about reduce fine particulate matters emissions of commercial cooking, the project collected the foreign practices, the status of domestic control, fume control technology, expert suggest to formulate the Management of air pollution control and emission standard for commercial cooking (Draft), and implementation of 50 games field survey works to understand the fume control equipment operation and maintains situation of the commercial cooking.
For prevention and reduction the open burning of agricultural wastes, we cooperate with the representatives of Council of Agriculture (COA) this year 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, we indicated that to offer subsidy for framers via using a microbial reagent around rush-road. We also establish an open burning information system for agricultural waste to strengthen control and data management.
For the strengthen the management of refueling vapor recovery, we collected and analyzed the relevant regulations of United States, Canada, European Unit and Singapore. The project accomplished the assessment to promote the Onboard Refueling Vapor Recovery System in Taiwan which contains 1) The international development and trend of gas stations, 2) The planned and formulated regulations about gas stations vapor recovery in developed countries, 3) The assessment of benefits and impacts. The project also conducted experiments at gas stations and collected vehicle information to propose suggestion to reduce the gas of oil leakage.
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 controlled by law. And write two technical manuals (Modelling of Safety distance and Pollution Prevention and Control Technology Handbook).
For the other coordinated work, the project modified 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. This project also completed 2 expert consultation meetings, 6 seminars and 3 media announcements.
