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Category Archives: Taiwan
7 districts in Taichung, Taiwan exposed to 8 cancerous air pollutants
7 districts of Taichung, Taiwan exposed to high concentrations of 8 carcinogens in air A study of air pollution in Taichung City has found that seven districts contain unacceptable levels of PM2.5 and eight first-level airborne carcinogens, reported SETN. On … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, Taiwan
Tagged Air Pollution, PM2.5, Taichung, Taichung City, Taiwan
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18 monitors flash red warnings for air pollution in southern Taiwan
Tainan and Kaohsiung, among other southern areas, are experiencing unhealthy PM2.5 levels Clouds of thick smog are again lingering heavy over some of Taiwan’s southern cities. Residents of Kaohsiung, Tainan and surrounding city and prefecture areas are reporting bad air … Continue reading
Kaohsiung ranks as having worst PM2.5 levels in Taiwan in 2018
Kaohsiung ranked as having worst PM2.5 air pollution of any city in Taiwan in 2018, though it saw a 24% decrease over previous year Kaohsiung City was ranked as having the worst levels of PM2.5 air pollution out of all … Continue reading
Posted in Air Quality, Asia, Taiwan
Tagged Air Pollution, Kaohsiung City, PM2.5, Tainan, Taiwan, Yunlin
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12 stations flash red pollution alerts in central, southern Taiwan
Due to poor diffusion conditions and an accumulation of pollutants, the air quality in central and southern Taiwan is still poor with harmful levels of pollution reported in 30 air quality monitoring stations, 12 of which are flashing red alerts. … Continue reading
Poor air quality recorded in most of western Taiwan
The air quality in most parts of western Taiwan on Wednesday was generally rated “unhealthy,” prompting state-owned Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) to reduce the output of two coal-fired power plants to cut air pollution emissions. As of noon, the Environmental … Continue reading
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Tagged Air Pollution, Environmental Protection Agency - EPA, PM2.5, Taipe, Taiwan
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Taiwan to phase out fuel-powered motorcycles
Facing great air pollution pressure, Taiwan aims to phase out fuel-powered motorbikes by 2035. With a population of some 23 million, Taiwan is home to about 14 million motorcycles, the highest density of motorcycles in the world. It is estimated … Continue reading
Central, southern Taiwan blanketed by air pollution
The air quality in parts of central and southern Taiwan was generally rated “unhealthy” Wednesday because of a lack of wind to disperse atmospheric pollutants, according to the Environmental Protection Administration’s Taiwan Air Quality Monitoring Network. As of noon, the … Continue reading
Red air pollution alert expands across northern Taiwan
By Wednesday evening, parts of Taipei City and New Taipei City were also covered by an expanding red pollution alert, meaning the air quality would affect all parts of the population, the Environmental Protection Administration said. On a warm day … Continue reading
