In addition, current regulations depend heavily on inspection and manpower for enforcement, but the country is severely short of the trained environmental personnel needed to do the job.
此時國內也興起一股反公害聲浪，彰化縣鹿港反杜邦、台中縣大里鄉反三晃農藥廠，新竹市水源里抗議李長榮化工事件… …，陸續如火如荼地進行。「後勁居民本已受這股反汙染聲浪喚醒」，高承恕指出，此時中油未改善當地環境，竟然還要擴廠增產，正好讓後勁反汙染人士找到一個抗議的理由。