Kaohsiung
Definition of air quality purification zone:
So-called “the air quality purification area” is refers to any area to plant the vegetation to reforest primarily or establish other relative facility (e.g. simple footpath, environment-illustrated facility). In order to achieve the improvement of air quality and the promotion of living conditions quality, provide the leisurely, ecological, and environmental education as well as the resources consciousness to reach the permanent goal of the use.
Basic concept of air quality purification zone:
1. Through the physiological characteristics of plants:
Including the absorption of carbon dioxide,the release of oxygen, the absorption polluted gases, the interception of floating dust in the air, the change of humidity and temperature in the air, etc., purifies air quality, reduce waste, noise, water pollution, environmental pollution by human,etc.,. In turn, it promotes human health and well-being.(The vacant land in which many people live often becomes garbage dumps, so landscaping can also eliminate garbage. In addition, plants also have the effect of blocking noise, and aquatic plants have the ability to purify water.)
2. Providing a place for ecology simulation and ecology education, and explaining it to increase the public's awareness of plant-purifiable air and the knowledge of environmental ecology and environmental protection make it a pleasing place in line with environmental aesthetics.
Tasks and Effectiveness (Air Pollution Control):
The sources of air pollution fund:Self-collection and Central subsidy in Kaohsiung
(1) Control of fixed pollution sources:
1. Formulates each item of place tightened standard:
Formulate various local tightening standards: strengthen the regulation based on the pollution characteristics within Kaohsiung City, and in particular, develop stricter control standards for important pollution emission sources and sources with greater health risks.
including:
“ Dioxin Regulations and Emission Standards for Sintering Plants in the Iron and Steel Industry in Kaohsiung”
“Air Pollutant Emission Standards for Electric Power Facilities in Kaohsiung”
“VOCs control and emission standards for equipment components in Kaohsiung”
“Air pollutant emission standards for combustion equipment in Kaohsiung”
“Air pollutant emission standards for the cement in Actively promote audit inspection management operations:
(2)Actively promote audit inspection management operations:
The Environmental Protection Agency announced on June 30, 2015 that "Total air pollutant control plan in Kaohsiung and Ping-Tung Areas "Plan for Total Air Pollutants Control in High Screen Area”. It adopts a phased schedule to set targets and control strategies to control Kaohsiung and Ping-Tung. Regional emissions increase to reduce total emissions by stages, and gradually improve air quality to meet secondary prevention zone standards. In addition to the implementation of the announcement of the total amount control, in addition to clearly giving the industry reduction responsibilities, it also provides the government with appropriate tools to require manufacturers to make substantial reductions.
(3) Permission control :
1. According to the law of provisions of the Air Pollution Control , if the public and private places are fixed pollution sources that the Environmental Protection Agency of the Executive Yuan should apply for setting up, changing, and operating permits, they must first check the air pollution control plan and apply to the Bureau for a permit before setting or changing.
2. After the fixed pollution source is set or changed, it should check the operation permit application information and the certification documents that meet the emission standards, and apply to the Administration for the issuance of an operation permit before operation can begin.
3. According to the fixed pollution source process and discharge status, standardize its installations to properly and effectively prevent equipment, set up specialized units or personnel, and specify its regular monitoring items and frequency. In order to make the public and private places aware of the permit system and application procedures, the Bureau holds permit regulations and fill-in briefing sessions from time to time.
(4) Composite prevention measures :
Kaohsiung City's first comprehensive control measures for dissipative sources require at least two pollution prevention measures to be implemented at the same time, and actively promote them to implement public and private places under the permit system.
(5)Using Joss paper for merit :
Replace burning Joss paper with merit: People can transfer the cost of buying Joss paper to give to social welfare organizations, which is called “giving money for merit”. Joss paper centralized burning: First promote the three traditional festivals of The Birth of Jade Emperor , Tomb Sweeping Day and Ghost Festival, collect Joss paper that people want to burn, and send them to a chemical furnace with pollution prevention equipment for incineration.
Seasonal response measures for poor air quality:
1.The number of times of cleaning the streets during periods of poor air quality increased by more than 2.5 times compared with periods of good air quality.
2.Implementation of regional air quality deterioration prevention measures, requiring large public and private sites on the day of poor air quality to the efficiency of prevention equipment (such as increase the amount of spray) and Increase frequency of spraying at large construction sites, etc.
3.Requires the coal-fired units of The inthe Taiwan Power Company's Hsinta Thermal Power Plant to reduce coal, but could in Taiwan Power Company's Hsinta Thermal Power Plant coal-fired units to obtain a delay in the license. Limiting the poor air quality in Kaohsiung City (from October to March of the following year) requires a reduction of 20% of the amount of coal used and a yearly review of the use of coal-fired power generation. At the same time, Taiwan Power Company is also required to replace coal-fired units in advance.
After in 2016 new government taketing office, promoting newly the measures are:
Public transport is free of charge to reduce air pollution from private vehicles. (The funding is shared by the Kaohsiung City Government and the Environmental Protection Bureau.)
Preliminary estimate reduce about 2304 metric tons of carbon
, it acts for a year of carbon reduction of Kaohsiung Metropolitan Park.
In the Forward-Looking Infrastructure, the Kaohsiung MRT Yellow Line was approved, and a new FunTech Somatosensory Technology Park was established in Kaohsiung which can help Kaohsiung improve air quality and promote industrial transformation.
Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Ju hoped that Taiwan Power Company's Hsinta Thermal Power Plant coal-fired units will be decommissioned in advance, and Taipower has agreed after the assessment.
The government visit to state-owned business executives, Obtained Sinosteel commitment to propose to gradually increase the wet quenching equipment of indoor stacking silos and coke ovens to dry type within 3 months, CNPC promises to improve air pollution control equipment and promote oil and gas recovery, Taipower pledges to actively promote expansion of Gas Turbine Combined Cycle, etc.
Controlled by license, it requires Xingda power plant reduce 20% using of raw coal every year fall and winter.
Reducing ship pollution at Kaohsiung's unique source of pollution.
The government releases of "Gas Emission Standards for Air Pollution from Combustion Equipment ."Since July 2018, every
combustion equipments regardless of burning coal, fuel oil and
so on. It all needs to reach the most seriously standard. By this, it can reduce the time of controlling start , extend controlling range, update manufacturing process of factory, replace the fuel, and promote the usefulness of protecting equipments.