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When the domestic Environmental Protection Administration's (EPA) Taiwan Air Quality Monitoring Network (TAQMN) was established in 1990, it entailed nineteen air quality monitoring stations, having increased to sixty-six in 1993 and to seventy-two in 1998. In 2003, the pollutants which it monitored included NO 2, CO, PM, O 3, SO 2 and HCs. [4]
Air pollution can affect nearly every organ and system of the body, negatively affecting nature and humans alike. Air pollution is a particularly big problem in emerging and developing countries, where global environmental standards often cannot be met. The data in this list refers only to outdoor air quality and not indoor air quality, which ...
The January 2024 version of the WHO database contains results of ambient (outdoor) air pollution monitoring from almost 5,390 towns and cities in 63 countries. Air quality in the database is represented by the annual mean concentration of particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5, i.e. particles smaller than 10 or 2.5 micrometers, respectively). [1 ...
The most commonly used air quality index in the UK is the Daily Air Quality Index recommended by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP). [39] This index has ten points, which are further grouped into four bands: low, moderate, high and very high. Each of the bands comes with advice for at-risk groups and the general ...
Taipei 1,140 (km 2) Taichung 492 (km 2) Kaohsiung 363 (km 2) Tainan 259 (km 2) Hsinchu 117(km 2) 108 265 333 429 800 Urban Population Density Taipei 7,600 (per km 2) Kaohsiung 7,000 (per km 2) Taichung 5,300 (per km 2) Hsinchu 4,700 (per km 2) Tainan 4,600 (per km 2) 322 350 527 611 624 Global Power City Index Taipei 876.3/1800 2016 36 44 [54]
This also includes, air quality, noise control, monitoring and inspection of environment, solid waste, recycling, sustainable development and international cooperation. [1] It is led by the Minister for Environment, who is supported by two deputy ministers.
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The Pollutant Standards Index (PSI) is a type of air quality index used in Singapore, which is a number used to indicate the level of pollutants in air.Initially PSI was based on five air pollutants, but since 1 April 2014 it has also included fine particulate matter (PM 2.5).