What has happened
to the land in a particular area?
Kaohsiung city is prosperous and populous. According to
the research, the average carbon emissions in Kaohsiung has already been the
top of the world including the exhaust released from scooters, cars, and
transportation, which deeply influences the quality of Kaohsiung residents’ life.
It has been a vital issue worthy of discussing. Among these, air pollution is
always a serious problem in Kaohsiung city. The air quality is usually
evaluated by the concentration of PM10 which means airborne particulates, SO2,
NO2, CO, and O3.
First, SO2 and NO2 are the most obvious damaging
gas in such an industrialized city like Kaohsiung. The cause of the high
concentration of SO2 and NO2 is the development of heavy industry. Take Xiao-gang
district in Kaohsiung for example. The average statistics of SO2 and NO2 in
Xiao-gang district are much higher than other districts in Kaohsiung apparently
due to the release from the factories. Not only does the pollution have awful influence
on the living quality but also residents’ health. Aiming at this severe topic,
the government of Kaohsiung city definitely provides some solutions including
setting up the air quality monitoring stations in order to realize everyday air
quality. The indications are also made more easily for people to understand. Moreover,
the government urges residents to inform against the factories which violate the
rules. This kind of cooperation between civics and government can help the air
pollution problems and enhance their own living environment simultaneously.
Secondly, the problem of CO or CO2 is mainly
caused by the traffic. The high population and busy traffic is certainly the
prior reason of the high release of CO and CO2. As a result, improving the
traffic problems becomes the head mission. Advocate residents to go to work and
schools on foot or by bikes, restrict the release by factories, and reduce the
using of electricity. Everyone’s efforts will reflect on the improvement of Kaohsiung.
Thirdly,
Dioxin. What’s Dioxin? Dioxin is also called the century poison which is carcinogenic,
hard to be resolved, and accumulated in our body. Many people blame this on the
inappropriate usage of incinerators. You cannot deny one of the reasons of the
discharge of dioxin is incinerators. That’s why the government inspects the incinerators
or other related factories so as to control the release of it. However, the cause
of dioxin is really so simple? Maybe not. There’re some other reasons behind
it.
To
be honest, combustion behaviors by people, created by nature, and the abuse of
antiseptics on woods are also result in producing dioxin. It’s more complex
than what we think.
Last but not least, the sandstorm is
another reason having impacts on air pollution in Kaohsiung. Every winter, the
cold air mass from China will bring huge amount of sand and dust to Taiwan
especially south Taiwan because of the wind direction. This will make the air
become dirty, muddy, and turbid which will jeopardize people’s health especially
their respiratory system. Many residents in Kaohsiung will go to the doctors
due to the serious sandstorm. People shouldn’t go out as much as possible when
the sandstorm is coming and wear masks when you go outside.
Perhaps, the price behind the prosperity
in Kaohsiung is air pollution. That’s why people should stand together even
with the government and find the best solutions to it. People in Kaohsiung definitely
have no way to eradicate air pollution, but at least they can reduce, obstruct,
and prevent it from becoming worse and worse. It’s not personal or regional. It’s
a significant issue for every single person in Taiwan even in the world. Everyone
should make efforts to it because we deserve better life.
