Action Plan for Air Pollution Control which details specific control and prevention measures for every air pollution source was passed by the Executive Yuan on December 21, 2017. The EPA aims to reduce the annual average PM2.5 concentration from 22 μg/m3 (in 2015) to 18 μg/m3, and to decrease the yearly number of red alert days from 997 station/days (in 2015) to 499 station-days. Therefore, the major tasks of this project include (1)assistance in implementing the strategies to reduce emissions from boilers, food and beverage enterprises, burning of joss paper and agricultural wastes; (2)collecting the results of strategies including "boiler control", "control of oily smoke", "amelioration of problems caused by burning of joss paper" and "reuse and treatment of agricultural wastes". During the project period, field research and counselling of 31 enterprises in boilers replacement have been conducted. Composition of cooking oil fumes of 12 restaurants have been analyzed and the performance verification tests of three types of pollution control devices have been conducted. Regarding the air pollution problems caused by burning of joss paper and joss sticks, control strategies of different countries have been collected. Moreover, revisions of CNS standards - Joss sticks and Joss papers have been proposed. In order to control the opening burning of agricultural wastes, control strategies of different countries have been collected and the geographical information and the declaration functions of "Agricultural Waste Open Burning Information System" have been updated. In addition, four advisory consultation meetings and eight discussion meetings have been held to collect opinions and advises on air pollution control strategies.

Action Plan for Air Pollution Control, Cooking Oil Fumes, Environment Friendly Folk Activity