According to studies by the Tainan County BEP, chromium levels in the affected soil in the Houbi village of Jiatian were as high as 692 parts per million, almost three times the Department of Health standard of 250 ppm.
根據台南縣環保局調查，此次後壁鄉嘉田村約有 410 平方公尺（約 0.4 分地）的稻田，遭受爐碴污染，農地中的鉻含量高達 692ppm，高出衛生署 250ppm 的標準值近 3 倍。