After pollution fines, Cement plant applies to resume business / 東南水泥高雄廠空汙遭停工 提復工計畫　　　　　　　　　　

Let's take a look at the air pollution problem in Kaohsiung. The Southeast Cement Corporation's Nanzih branch was fined over 20 times by the Environmental Protection Bureau during the past two years, it was then suspended by the city government in May. Recently the company had a public hearing for resuming its operation, however, residents and nearby school teachers still have doubts over the Corporation's improvement plan. The chimney was releasing a column of white smoke. In May, the Bureau found the data submitted by Southeast Cement Corporation's automatic air pollution monitoring system were different than the data monitored by the Bureau. Later the Corporation was suspended for its operation. Days ago, the Corporation submitted an improvement plan, but teachers and residents did not agree with the plan. ==KE HUI-CHUAN, Wunfu Elementary School teacher== The differentiation on the budget to spend on improvements was not enough. With insufficient budget, would you fix what should be fixed? Are you really ready for assuming the plant's operation? Several teachers believe the budgets allocated by the Southeast Cement Corporation were not sufficient to make improvements on reducing pollution. The Corporation fraudulently made up monitoring records, and it was fined over 20 times by the Environmental Protection Bureau. The Corporation admitted that it is not able to meet higher air standards set by the Kaohsiung City Government. In the mean time, the Corporation only can use add-on chemicals to reduce air pollution levels. ==WU YEN-HUI, Supervisor of Kaohsiung Branch, Southeast Cement Corp.== We had prepared urea and use 20% of urea to lower down the levels of nitrogen oxide (NXO). Schools and residents have doubts over the plant's test-run. The Environmental Protection Bureau had emphasized there are many ways to monitor the plant's operation, not only the monitoring data. The Bureau said it will continue to monitor this Corporation after it resumes for operation. TRANSLATED BY：ANTHONY LIN 煙囪排放白色濃煙，環保局也進一步在今年5月查獲，東南水泥的空汙自動監控系統，數據與環保局實測不同，予以勒令停工，如今東南水泥提出改善計劃打算復工，但學校和居民認為有問題，上午要求廠方說明。 ==文府國小 柯慧娟老師== 你金額上的落差 你金額不夠 你真的有做到該做的修復了嗎 你真的做好準備要復工了嗎 學校多位老師研究改善計畫，認為東南水泥不只經費太少，不足以裝設改善空汙的設備，也抨擊，東南水泥過去多次不承認汙染，還有不實的監測記錄，被環保局告發20多次，復工後不可能符合高雄市政府將要加嚴的水泥業空汙標準，而廠方也當場說確實還有難度，目前只能用添加物降低汙染。 ==東南水泥高雄廠長 吳炎輝== 有準備好噴尿素 20%的尿素去降NOX(氮氧化物) 學校和居民現場多次群起質疑，但環保局也強調監督東南水泥還有很多種方法，不擔心廠商在監測數字動手腳，試車後仍會持續稽查。 記者 王介村 陳顯坤 高雄報導