Abstract
This project executed from 31st January 2023 till 31st December 2023, and the cumulative execution progress ups to 100%. The abstract of each work item listed below.
1. The Analysis of Air Quality
The proportion of Air Quality Index (AQI) until November 2023 in Taitung and Guanshan stations showed that days with “good” level (AQI <51) were 95.2% and 97.0% respectively, days with “normal” level (AQI 51-100) were 4.5% and 3.0%. The data of AQI until November 2023 in Taitung station also showed one day with “unhealthy day for sensitive groups” level (AQI >100) affected by transboundary pollutants. The statistics until November 2023 of all the air quality index items met the air quality standard and the targets of the air pollution control project (2020~2023). Compare daily hourly average concentration trend of all pollutants in the same period in the past five years (Jan-Nov, 2018-2023), almost all of the concentration trend of pollutants show downtrend, except for the concentration trend of SO2 showing uptrend and O3 showing nonsignificant difference.
2. The Emergency Response and Prevention of Air Quality Deterioration
This project renewed the brief guide of the emergency response of air pollution episode and the contact manual agilely in February and March. This project also issued preventive measures of district air quality deterioration in April recording to the latest regulations, which demand the competent authority of Taitung Incineration Plant and Taitung branch factory of Chung Hwa Pulp Corporation to submit contingency plan of air pollution episode, respectively. This project executed early warning response drill of transboundary pollutants on 14th March and 17th August, respectively.
To get a handle on Taitung Incineration Plant operating effects upon the air quality of Taitung, air quality deterioration alert of Fengli station is set since February. The air quality deterioration alert warned eighteen times from 1st January 2023 till 30th November 2023, there are 4 days that the alert warned of people setting off firecrackers for Chinese New Year and folk festival, 2 days warned of outdoor burning, 5 days warned of riverbed fugitive dust caused by the northeast monsoon. It would be better to promote air pollution prevention affairs with concerned department for mastering and improving short-term high value of pollutants concentration.
3. Environmental Protection Administration Assessment (2023) and Management of the Air Pollution Control Project (2020~2023)
The air pollution control project (2020~2023) was issued since November 2021, proposing 19 regulatory countermeasures to control different type of pollution source. The reduction statistics until November 2023 of each pollutant has met the goals. Cross-county and city conference and inter-departmental conference were held on 27th October 2023 and 13th November 2023 respectively according to the timetable of MOE for drawing up the air pollution control project (2024~2027) draft, which including 26 regulatory countermeasures and 4 air quality improvement goals.
There are 4 evaluation indexes being behind the goals of environmental protection administration assessment(2023), which are listed below: 1. phasing out old diesel car and reducing the pollution, 2. daily maximum of 8-hour average ozone, 3. noise petitions, 4. engine noise petitions, this project will help EPB to supervise and promote all countermeasures to get good evaluation.
4. Indoor Air Quality Management
For improving the indoor air quality management in Taitung, thirty-five non-announcement management places were conducted the CO2 inspection, all of them conformed the standard concentration of CO2 (1,000ppm). This project also inspected eighteen announcement management places to confirm they are compliance with regulations. This project also plugged the indoor air quality management on the radio show and held the indoor air quality management conferences on 7th March 23rd March 29th August in 2023, respectively. This year, there are nine excellent-level badges, and four good-level badges were issued. There are five non-announcement management places were conducted the standard inspection in October, for getting good evaluation of indoor air quality management, this project will help EPB to counsel these five non-announcement management places about getting badges.
5. The Purification Area of Air Quality
This project held the very first conference of matchmaking adoption of the purification area of air quality in Taitung on 24th April 2023 and promoted adoption of four purification areas of air quality. This project also held the very first selection of adoption units and praised them in a commendation on 22nd November.
6. Administrative Cooperation Matters
This project purchased promotional materials about IAQ Self-management Badge, also plugged related information on the radio show and distributed news to disseminate it. This project also conducted a survey of air pollution attention and EPB performance evaluation of people living in Taitung, proposed awards of the year to enhance air quality improvement and innovation of related affairs.
