EPA Promotes Intensive Observation Plan for Sandstormsair2001

「EPA Promotes Intensive Observation Plan for Sandstormsair2001」於資料集「Environmental Policy Monthly」由單位「行政院環境保護署」的楊先生所提供，聯繫電話是(02)23117722#2217,(02)23117722#2216，最近更新時間為：2022-01-15 01:13:03。 欄位編號的內容是803 ， 欄位標題的內容是EPA Promotes Intensive Observation Plan for Sandstorms ， 欄位摘要的內容是EPA air quality statistics show that sandstorms of varying sizes that originated in China affected Taiwan’s air quality two times in 1999 five times in 2000 and seven times this year. When these sandstorms blow in, the concentration of airborne particles rises dramatically, negatively affecting the health of people with respiratory diseases and people with weaker immune systems such as the elderly and children. The EPA has therefore formulated its Chinese Sandstorm Intensive Observation Plan (Draft). This plan aims to improve the monitoring and prediction of sandstorms and the evaluation of their health effects in order to facilitate better handling of this threat in the future. Sandstorms occur when strong winds whip up massive volumes of sand and dust into the air. During these disastrous weather phenomena, visibility can fall to less than one kilometer. Visibility can even plummet to below 50 meters during intense sandstorms, called Black Winds. The majority of Chinese sandstorms originate in the arid and semiarid regions of northwestern China and in the great desserts, barren areas and developed farmland of north China and in particular in the area west of the Yellow River in Gansu Province and the Alashanmeng region of Inner Mongolia. The elements necessary for the formation of sandstorms are a region with vast amounts of sand and dust, strong winds and an arid climate. Consequently, the occurrence of sandstorms is directly related to global climate change. The destruction of plant cover by human activity which brings about the expansion of desserts and barren land is also one of the primary elements responsible for the repeated occurrence of sandstorms. The period from the end of winter to spring is the primary season for Chinese sandstorms, with over 60% happening from February to April. In the past, the sands stirred up by Chinese sandstorms have been carried eastward by high atmosphere westerly winds to the Korean peninsula and Japan. However, under special weather conditions, this sand will be carried by cold high pressure systems as far south as Taiwan. The first instance of a Chinese sandstorm affecting the air quality of Taiwan was recorded in areas from Chiayi County to the north of Taiwan in April 1988. PM10 levels skyrocketed during this sandstorm, with monitoring stations in these areas, including Hualien County, reporting PM10 levels of 201 to 422 micrograms per cubic meter per hour. Both the frequency and intensity of Chinese sandstorms have been increasing in recent years. This has led to a significant increase in the number of times per year Taiwan’s air quality is impacted by these sandstorms, especially in the last two years. The public is becoming more and more concerned about just what effect sandstorms have on human health. The number of times per year Taiwan’s air quality has been affected by Chinese sandstorms in recent years The EPA points out that airborne dust easily leads to an increase in the occurrence of eye and respiratory diseases, especially among the elderly and the young who are less able to adapt to environmental changes. Fine particulate matter carried by sandstorms enters the lungs where it can remain and causes health problems. What’s more, not only is the threat of sandstorms to Taiwan gradually increasing, Japan and the Korean Peninsula are also heavily affected; airborne particles from these sandstorms even make it to the west coast of Canada and the US. From this it is easy to see that the increase in Chinese sandstorms has already become a major international air pollution issue. The EPA also predicts that the effect of these sandstorms on Taiwan will gradually worsen over the next five to ten years. Therefore, in addition to enhancing its forecasting and monitoring of sandstorms, the EPA has begun this year to invite specialists and scholars with expertise in the fields of environmental engineering, atmospheric sciences, physics, remote sensing and public health to pursue scientific research on the effects of sandstorms on Taiwan. This research has been commissioned in order to formulate the Chinese Sandstorm Intensive Observation Plan (Draft) which is aimed at improving the monitoring and prediction of sandstorms and the evaluation of the negative health effects they cause. This plan will be used by the government in order to protect the health of the public. General Director of the Environmental Monitoring and Data Processing Bureau Yang Chih-yuan (楊之遠) will be convener of this observation plan. Also, five work groups will be established for the following items: Chinese sandstorm forecasting and modeling development, Chinese sandstorm monitoring, health effects evaluation, administrative support and research. The above preparatory work for this sandstorm observation plan was completed in the first half of the year. Simulation exercises will be completed before the end of the year in order to prepare for the sandstorms that might blow into Taiwan from January to May next year. Analysis of the observation results will be conducted immediately so that they can be applied as quickly as possible in making sandstorm warnings, conducting further research and protecting human health. In the future, this sandstorm observation and research work will not be suspended when this observation plan is completed. Also, the EPA will not limit its efforts to Taiwan. It has already approached the US EPA about cooperating on sandstorm observation and research focused on Asia. This would mark the beginning of the promotion of an international cooperation on sandstorm research. ， 欄位全文的內容是EPA air quality statistics show that sandstorms of varying sizes that originated in China affected Taiwan’s air quality two times in 1999 five times in 2000 and seven times this year. When these sandstorms blow in, the concentration of airborne particles rises dramatically, negatively affecting the health of people with respiratory diseases and people with weaker immune systems such as the elderly and children. The EPA has therefore formulated its Chinese Sandstorm Intensive Observation Plan (Draft). This plan aims to improve the monitoring and prediction of sandstorms and the evaluation of their health effects in order to facilitate better handling of this threat in the future. Sandstorms occur when strong winds whip up massive volumes of sand and dust into the air. During these disastrous weather phenomena, visibility can fall to less than one kilometer. Visibility can even plummet to below 50 meters during intense sandstorms, called Black Winds. The majority of Chinese sandstorms originate in the arid and semiarid regions of northwestern China and in the great desserts, barren areas and developed farmland of north China and in particular in the area west of the Yellow River in Gansu Province and the Alashanmeng region of Inner Mongolia. The elements necessary for the formation of sandstorms are a region with vast amounts of sand and dust, strong winds and an arid climate. Consequently, the occurrence of sandstorms is directly related to global climate change. The destruction of plant cover by human activity which brings about the expansion of desserts and barren land is also one of the primary elements responsible for the repeated occurrence of sandstorms. The period from the end of winter to spring is the primary season for Chinese sandstorms, with over 60% happening from February to April. In the past, the sands stirred up by Chinese sandstorms have been carried eastward by high atmosphere westerly winds to the Korean peninsula and Japan. However, under special weather conditions, this sand will be carried by cold high pressure systems as far south as Taiwan. The first instance of a Chinese sandstorm affecting the air quality of Taiwan was recorded in areas from Chiayi County to the north of Taiwan in April 1988. PM10 levels skyrocketed during this sandstorm, with monitoring stations in these areas, including Hualien County, reporting PM10 levels of 201 to 422 micrograms per cubic meter per hour. Both the frequency and intensity of Chinese sandstorms have been increasing in recent years. This has led to a significant increase in the number of times per year Taiwan’s air quality is impacted by these sandstorms, especially in the last two years. The public is becoming more and more concerned about just what effect sandstorms have on human health. The number of times per year Taiwan’s air quality has been affected by Chinese sandstorms in recent years The EPA points out that airborne dust easily leads to an increase in the occurrence of eye and respiratory diseases, especially among the elderly and the young who are less able to adapt to environmental changes. Fine particulate matter carried by sandstorms enters the lungs where it can remain and causes health problems. What’s more, not only is the threat of sandstorms to Taiwan gradually increasing, Japan and the Korean Peninsula are also heavily affected; airborne particles from these sandstorms even make it to the west coast of Canada and the US. From this it is easy to see that the increase in Chinese sandstorms has already become a major international air pollution issue. The EPA also predicts that the effect of these sandstorms on Taiwan will gradually worsen over the next five to ten years. Therefore, in addition to enhancing its forecasting and monitoring of sandstorms, the EPA has begun this year to invite specialists and scholars with expertise in the fields of environmental engineering, atmospheric sciences, physics, remote sensing and public health to pursue scientific research on the effects of sandstorms on Taiwan. This research has been commissioned in order to formulate the Chinese Sandstorm Intensive Observation Plan (Draft) which is aimed at improving the monitoring and prediction of sandstorms and the evaluation of the negative health effects they cause. This plan will be used by the government in order to protect the health of the public. General Director of the Environmental Monitoring and Data Processing Bureau Yang Chih-yuan (楊之遠) will be convener of this observation plan. Also, five work groups will be established for the following items: Chinese sandstorm forecasting and modeling development, Chinese sandstorm monitoring, health effects evaluation, administrative support and research. The above preparatory work for this sandstorm observation plan was completed in the first half of the year. Simulation exercises will be completed before the end of the year in order to prepare for the sandstorms that might blow into Taiwan from January to May next year. Analysis of the observation results will be conducted immediately so that they can be applied as quickly as possible in making sandstorm warnings, conducting further research and protecting human health. In the future, this sandstorm observation and research work will not be suspended when this observation plan is completed. Also, the EPA will not limit its efforts to Taiwan. It has already approached the US EPA about cooperating on sandstorm observation and research focused on Asia. This would mark the beginning of the promotion of an international cooperation on sandstorm research. ， 欄位年度的內容是2001 ， 欄位月份的內容是4 ， 欄位卷的內容是4 ， 欄位期的內容是9 ， 欄位順序的內容是1 ， 欄位倒序的內容是2 ， 欄位分類的內容是air ， 欄位標題2的內容是EPA Promotes Intensive Observation Plan for Sandstorms ， 欄位檔案位置的內容是print/V4/V4-09 。

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