While both central and local governments have promised to investigate and take action after this latest incident, the main offender in this case, as with the earlier "dioxin duck" incident, is the slag itself, which indicates the need for a long-overdue review of Taiwan's metal recycling policy.
「鉻田」污染事件，雖在中央與地方積極介入調查、進行補救措施後暫告落幕，但從「戴奧辛鴨」到「鉻田」，禍首均指向爐碴，顯示沿襲已久的爐石再利用政策，確實有檢討的必要。