This morning, many people in the Gangshan District of Kaohsiung City reported that the sky was filled with smog and smells and the streets were foggy. Upon receiving the report, the Gao City Environmental Protection Bureau sent staff and an aerial camera for inspection. This morning many netizens posted photos of the smoky Okayama area on the Facebook group “I’m from Okayama (North Kaohsiung)”. Someone took it from above. It seemed that the whole ground was covered in thick fog and visibility was poor; When I took a photo of the street view, there was also fog and everyone asked, “What happened to Okayama?”
The Kaohsiung Environmental Protection Bureau said in a media interview earlier in the day that it examined the data from the microsensors and found that since 6:00 am there have been evident high pollution values extending from Baomi Road to the south. -west, indicating that suspected sources of pollution may be present on site.
The Environmental Protection Bureau immediately dispatched personnel and aerial cameras to inspect the Okayama Park vicinity and expanded the inspection scope to the Okayama Honshu Industrial Zone and at the same time sent drones to inspect the Azusakan District to confirm whether had been opened to us. stinging behavior.
The Environmental Protection Bureau said in the afternoon that it had sent drones to Okayama, Qiaotou, Ziguan and other areas to conduct outdoor fire inspections.A total of 6 open burning areas have currently been found, including one total in flames of. About 500 square meters Strengthen the implementation of nearby factories and open-air inspections.
The Environmental Protection Office added that due to the recent autumn and winter, the second phase of the rice harvest takes place from November to December each year. Farmers often burn agricultural waste such as residual crops and plastic bags after harvesting in the fields. The combustion process causes the formation of airborne particles. The concentration increases and can produce a plastic smell and pollute the air.
The Environmental Protection Bureau said atmospheric diffusion conditions in Kaohsiung in the fall and winter are precarious and pollutants are likely to continue to accumulate in the surrounding area and urges the public to avoid outdoor burning behaviors and cause pollution. atmospheric.
