The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) yesterday announced revised guidelines that would require local governments to activate air pollution command centers when air quality is poor.
The mechanism would be triggered when the air quality index exceeds 150, which indicates unhealthy levels of air pollution, Department of Air Quality Protection and Noise Control Director-General Tsai Meng-yu (蔡孟裕) told a news conference in Taipei.
The agency is increasing its focus on unhealthy levels of air pollution as part of Taiwan’s efforts to improve air quality, Tsai said.
The nation’s efforts have so far made pollution levels exceeding 200 on the air quality index increasingly rare,