Rapid industrialization in Taiwan has brought with it the inevitable bane of advanced countries everywhere--pollution. Improved living standards associated with the economic advance have made matters worse by increasing the number of motor vehicles. The problem, to a greater or lesser extent, seems to have reached every corner of this still beautiful island, and even scenic spots have not been spared.
台灣地區近年來經濟快速發展，人口、工廠、車輛不斷增加，及致力開發建設的結果，使得空氣、河川、土壤都受到各種廢棄物的汙染，噪音聲量日漸升高，集體中毒事件偶有所聞，自然景觀也遭到不當的破壞，不僅危害大眾的身心健康，也對國民的生活品質造成不良影響。