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Since refined gasoline products were deregulated, gas stations have sprung up. According to our investigation, there are currently 293 gas stations (including the ones no longer in business) in Taoyuan County, or the third highest number in Taiwan, and the amount of gas consumption is ranked third nationwide. As this worrisome trend seems irreversible, gas stations need to be closely scrutinized, or the VOC (volatile organic compounds) pollution will aggravate the situation as ozone depletes; on the other hand, most gas stations are located in busy streets and densely congregated regions, and the associated public health hazards are becoming severe. To accelerate air quality improvement, the Environmental Protection Bureau, Taoyuan County started to enforce air pollution control and prevention measures in 2001, has established a complete gas station control and prevention system and has seen great results.
The next worst pollution is the soot pollution from the food and beverage service (FBS) industry. As the public has higher requirements for living and environmental quality and the FBS industry has been the most reported industry for air pollution in recent years, the Environmental Protection Administration has focused on the FSB industry for air pollution control initiatives. As for air pollution control and prevention, this plan has followed the Self-Government Ordinance of Air Pollution Control and Prevention Facilities for the Food and Beverage Service Sectors in Taoyuan County as the key emphasis and basis to properly promote and provide remedial guidance, follow up remedial progress and conduct audits to improve air quality and control air pollution from the FBS industry in Taoyuan County.
As for control and prevention measures, we have completed reviews on 293 gas stations and initial air-gas ratio tests of 868 refueling guns from 80 stations, are accelerating the investigation progress on newly registered gas stations for their compliance status of the Gasoline Vapor Recovery from Fuel Pumps regulation (GVRFP), continuing our auditing effort on the 264 GVRFP certified gas stations (including ones provided with extensions) and followed up on gas stations that have yet to pass GVRFP certification. In terms of the FBS industry, we have completed the reviewing and filing processes for 815 restaurants and provided guidance on control and prevention equipment for the industry. Currently, 56 restaurants have completed remedial implementation. We will continue to strengthen counseling efforts for reported restaurants. We firmly believe that with the above listed initiatives to enforce control and prevention measures on air pollution and urge restaurants to adopt and thoroughly enforce the recommended measures, we can alleviate the environmental impacts generated from the FBS industry.
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