REDUCING EXPOSURE: In Canada, 14,600 deaths every year are linked to air pollution, and its annual PM2.5 level is 6.1 micrograms, while Taiwan sets a maximum level of 15
Taipei Times
Date: Jul 26, 2020
By: Lo Chi / Staff reporter
Air Clean Taiwan chairman Yeh Guang-perng, third left, and other medical professionals at a news conference in Taipei on Thursday hold signs calling for the adoption of WHO air quality standards.
Photo: Liao Chen-huei, Taipei Times
There are no safe levels for PM2.5, as many studies have suggested that the particles might penetrate the placenta, organs and cells, and damage human health, Air Clean Taiwan chairman Yeh Guang-perng (葉光芃) said.
However, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA), in its draft amendments to air quality standards, released in May last year, did not adjust its monitoring standards for PM2.5, Yeh said.
The agency’s maximum acceptable concentration level for PM2.5 is 15 micrograms per cubic meter per year and 35 micrograms per cubic meter in a 24-hour period, he said.
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