For protecting air quality of port Entering into a contract with TIPC

For protecting air quality of port Entering into a contract with TIPC

Aerosol Science Research Center and Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan International Ports Corporation, signed an MOU. The future cooperation topics of the two parties include port areas, ship surrounding air quality and PM2.5 characteristics, marine droplet aerosol scientific research, marine aerosol characteristics, and sea ─The interaction of air interface, the impact of artificial aerosol on the ocean, fishery ecology and biodiversity, the cultivation of marine aerosol professional and technical personnel, and the promotion of marine air quality environmental education activities, hoping to maintain the air quality of the port.

Aerosol Science Research Center is the only PM2.5 research center in Asia. It is committed to the basic research of aerosol, the influence of aerosol on the atmosphere, ocean, environment, human health, and the application of aerosol in the field of biomedicine. Associate Professor Chia C. Wang, the Director of the Aerosol Science Research Center at National Sun Yat-sen University, said that the Aerosol Research Center has set up the first PM2.5 automatic monitor in the country closest to the port in the school. According to past studies, the PM2.5 concentration in Xiziwan District is compared with the neighboring Qianjin and Zuoying stations. Although the overall trend is the same, the average PM2.5 value is lower; however, there are also some periods where the PM2.5 concentration is higher than the urban value, which is "presumably related to the entry and exit of ships." Nevertheless, it is still necessary to further compare ships' time of entry and exit and the category of PM2.5 concentration. It is hoped that through close cooperation with Kaohsiung Port Corporation, we will jointly develop PM2.5 aerosol detection technology, invest in marine and port aerosol characteristics and other related research, measure the PM2.5 in offshore ports and its sources (such as ship heavy oil engine exhaust emissions), to protect the air quality and crew health in Taiwan waters.

In addition to the real-time PM2.5 automatic, Assistant Professor Yuan-Pin Chang of the Aerosol Research Center and visiting professor Ni-Jian Bai of the Aerosol Research Center have also collaborated to develop the "Aerosol Laser Lidar Telemetry Facility." "This kind of laser remote sensing can detect the vertical distribution of aerosol on the sea surface, and directly probe the cloud layer more than 10 kilometers high." Associate Professor Chia C. Wang, the Director of the Aerosol Science Research, said, in this way, the source of air pollution, ship emissions, and small water droplets in the atmosphere can be found. The situation, in-depth exploration of the physical and chemical properties, temporal and spatial distribution of aerosols in the West Bay and Kaohsiung Port areas, their possible sources, and optical properties.
To effectively control the air quality in the port area, Kaohsiung Port Corporation also set up three "air quality monitoring stations" in Kaohsiung Port this year. When the air quality in the port area is not good, it will activate an immediate response mechanism to reduce air pollution in the port area.