Abstract for presentation at 14th IUAPPA World Congress

Characteristics of the PM10 Air Pollutant in the Metropolitan Areas in Taiwan

  • Che-Ming Chang, National Central University, Taiwan
  • Dr Shuenn-Chin Chang, Department of Environmental Monitoring and Information Management, Taiwan
  • Prof Long-Nan Chang, National Central University, Taiwan
  • Prof Kung-Tu Kuo, National Central University, Taiwan
  • Prof Shih-Chong Lu, National Central University, Taiwan

    • Due to the implementation of several important air pollution control acts such as the collection of air pollution fees, the reduction of Sulfate content from 1.5% to 0.5% of the fuel etc since 1995, air quality in the metropolitan area has shown a continuous improvement during the last decade despite the steady economic growth in Taiwan. Unlike the reduction of the primary pollutants such or SO2, the reduction of PM10 is relatively slow. A principle component analysis of the air pollutants reveals that, during the period before 1996, the PM10 concentrations is closely related to that of primary pollutants, but in the recent years (1997~2004) the PM10 concentration is highly correlate to that of the secondary pollutants. It is therefore concluded that, the control of the secondary pollutants is essential for the further reduction of the PM10 concentrations.

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