FEATURE: Temple traditions versus environmental concerns – Taipei Times
For example, before Lungshan Temple reduced its number of burners,
the PM2.5 concentration inside the temple could reach as high as 400
micrograms per cubic meter, but now the concentration has been lowered
to about 100 micrograms per cubic meter, data showed.EPA
Department of Environmental Monitoring and Information Management head
Tsai Hung-te (蔡鴻德) said the government’s policy of promoting the
reduction of incense and ghost money is aimed at “protecting the health
of citizens and worshipers.”