| 英文摘要 |
Due to the privatization of oil suppliers in Taiwan, the number of gasoline stations has continued to increase during recent years. According to the survey conducted in this project, the number of gasoline stations in Taoyuan totals 289, ranking first nationwide and second in terms of amount of gasoline dispensed. The increase needs to be curbed in order to prevent the worsening of pollution resulting from volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which may also cause ozone pollution. Besides, most gasoline stations are established in heavy-traffic and densely-populated areas, leading the emission of VOCs to pose a threat to the nearby residents. In an effort to accelerate environment air improvement, Taoyuan County Government put into effect the gasoline station pollution control act in 2001 and has established well-organized control guidelines for the gasoline stations; a substantial positive effect has been achieved.
Another source of air pollution arises from the soot of the food industry. As the people in Taiwan put more and more emphasis on living quality, more complaints of soot pollution have been reported to the police by the general public in recent years. The Environmental Protection Administration of the Executive Yuan has also listed reducing soot pollution as one of the missions for controlling air pollution. Based on the items and articles specified in “Self-Government Ordinances of Air Pollution Control for the Food Industry in Taoyuan County”, which was implemented on July 12, 2009, this project will involve controlling the emissions of pollutants on the part of the food industry and improving the air quality in Taoyuan County through promotion, counseling, and follow-up supervision in the workplaces.
As for the control of gasoline station emissions, this project has completed investigations of 311 stations (including those which were the subject of complaints) and the initial gas-oil ratio examination for 1249 gasoline dispensing pumps in 110 stations. Certification of newly-established stations and examination of the regulations of gas oil recycling applied to the stations subject to the control, as well as follow-up supervision in the stations that have passed the certification of gas oil recycling, as well as counseling for those which have not passed, are constantly being implemented. To promote air control in gasoline stations, training in the maintenance of gas oil recycling equipment and a seminar on the gas oil recycling certification standards were held on Nov. 13, 2009.
In regard to controlling the food industry, investigations and archiving work on 402 businesses have been completed. At the same time, counseling related to the installation of air pollution control equipment has elicited response from 50 businesses and the required improvement work has been realized. A seminar on air pollution control technology and the regulations for the food industry was held on Feb. 23, 2009, with the managers of the industry in Taoyuan County invited to attend. It is expected that through the above plans to strengthen the implementation of all the pollution control aspects, the food industry will bear more responsibility in regard to environmental protection and lower the impact from pollution on the environment.
As for indoor air quality, this project successfully assisted in the formulation and announcement of the certification guidelines for the self-management of indoor air quality in Taoyuan County on Jan. 22, 2010. A total of 20 large public places (mainly department stores and wholesale supermarkets in the first stage) have passed the certification of indoor air quality. The above instances are expected to encourage the businesses under the certification policy to put more effort into their work, and to enhance the awareness of indoor air quality among more business managers in this county.
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