Determining cause-and-effect relationships and reasonable compensation requires in-depth, case-by-case research and objective criteria, but Taiwan is behind in these areas and the figures for long-term pollution claims and compensation still have to be hammered out in negotiations by the parties involved.
公害形成的因果關係、如何賠償才合理，都需要對個案有深入研究和客觀的認定標準，但國內這方面的研究不足，對於長期造成的汙染和可能是天文數字的賠償，仍然得靠雙方談判來決定出數目。