NATIONAL PALACE MUSEUM HAS WORST AIR QUALITY AMONG CULTURAL FACILITIES|消保處查15藝文展場 故宮空氣品質最差

The Cabinet's Consumer Protection Commission has taken steps to conduct indoor air quality, building and fire inspections at 15 cultural exhibition centers throughout Taiwan. In conclusion, National Palace Museum has the worst in door air quality levels, with carbon-dioxide concentration exceeding the legal threshold. The NPM says they will overcome this problem starting by limiting the number of people inside the museum. The Executive Yuan's Consumer Protection Commission conducted inspections at 15 cultural exhibition centers in Taiwan, and found out that the National Palace Museum has the worst in door air quality level, with an average carbon dioxide concentration of 1488 parts per million (ppm), exceeding the legal threshold of 1000ppm. ==VISITORS== It's a little bit stuffy. (Why?) Just a lot of people cramming in that area, taking up all the oxygen. ==VISITOR== It's a bit suffocating at the national treasure exhibition located on the third floor. ==HSU SHU-CHIH EPA Air Qlty. Protec. and Noise Ctl. Dept. Sr. Exec. Ofc.== If the CO2 concentration is too high, you will begin to feel dizzy and experience difficulty in breathing, or even have hot flashes. It'll be uncomfortable for sensitive people. The NPM says, during the New Year long weekend or special holidays, when there are a lot of visitors, indoor air quality is often affected. As such, they have already allocated budget to improve indoor air conditioning. Meanwhile, they will also limit the number of people going in and out of the museum. ==HUANG HSUAN-CHENG, NPM Security office Director== We will limit the number of people inside the museum to 2500. When it exceeds 2500 people we will begin to implement controlling procedures. When one person is out, then we'll allow another person to go in. In the future, places such as museums or theaters will all be regulated under the Indoor Air Quality Management Act. There will be fines up to NT$250,000 if carbon dioxide levels are found to exceed the limit. In addition, the inspections also found the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts had two damaged fire hoses while the National Museum of History had an insufficient number of fire extinguishers. However, all found issues have all since been resolved. TRANSLATED BY：STELLA TU 展場入口排了滿滿的遊客，螢幕上的遊客人次不斷往上飆，行政院消保處去年針對15家展覽場進行環境查核，發現國立故宮博物院的空氣品質最差，超過1000ppm的標準值，二氧化碳濃度平均達到1488ppm，有些展場甚至達到1855ppm。 ==遊客== 有點悶(有點悶 為什麼) 很多人啊 就擠在那一塊 氧氣都被吸完了 ==遊客== 三樓可能會有一點吧 三樓國寶展覽 可能會有一點悶吧 ==環保署空品處專委 徐淑芷== CO2過高的話 基本上就會 覺得好像呼吸困難 有點頭暈 或會有臉潮紅 這樣子的感覺 其實是敏感的人 會造成一些不舒服 故宮表示，有時候遇到元旦等熱門假日，人數暴增，確實會影響空氣品質，已經編列預算改善空調等設施，未來也會以人流控管的方式，希望雙管齊下，改善空氣品質。 ==故宮博物院安管室主任 黃宣政== 我們把展場的人 控制在2500個人以內 如果超過2500個人的時候 我們就會啟動人流管控的措施 出來多少人 才進去多少人 由於現階段，空氣品質超標無法可罰，環保署預計這個月，會將博物館、電影院等娛樂場所，正式列入室內空品管理規範，未來如果稽查不合格，最高可處25萬元罰鍰。此外，調查也發現，高雄市立美術館的消防水帶破損、國立台灣美術館滅火器不足的狀況，所幸都已經改善。 記者 朱芷儀 張國樑 台北報導