Air Pollution Monitoring
albrowneThis image is related to my research because it focuses on how air monitoring can be conducted in cities.
This image is related to my research because it focuses on how air monitoring can be conducted in cities.
Not effective: reporting irregular activities via app (Ms Hsu only did it once)
Regulation of air pollution
Rural renewal and investement programs
Smelling the pollution
Government initiated monitoring infrastructure not from the very beginning but only after the explosions
Ms Hsu’s family is respected, leading the talks between villagers and company
Support by Mayor Ko
Asked the local councilors to take action (2002)
Protests
Photo collection, press conference, organized villagers to go to Taipei (they were more excited about the high speed rail?); visit and signature by the Vice president Chen 陳建仁
Ask the EPA to set up monitor (moving)
“Number” system for reporting explosion/illegal emission
Exhibition in national museums
Protest against the No. 8, especially after two 2010 explosions
2005: Prof. Chang swimming naked; publishing
Formosa Plastics: released two press releases after the exhibition, arguing that 1) people live long and 2) blaming individual behaviors (smoking? Drinking? betel nut?)
2010: Formosa starts investing in Mailiao
2020: investigation into the reg
No action by locals before the proposed No. 8 complex
Old Villagers (farmers, 100/280+ more than 80 years old.
Department of Hygiene
Young population moving to the city, and thinking about compensation
Formosa Plastics: You see the light, you see the money
Changhua Environmental Protection Union (彰化環保聯盟): learning about Formosa pollution issues after a tour of the No. 5 complex
Social pressure by the village (Miss Li-Yi Hsu 許立儀)
Dam construction and water usage by 6th NCC; taking away water used for agriculture