Kaohsiung's air quality is poor due to emissions from industrial plants. In a number of the serious protests that have occurred within the past decade, the trigger has been the release or escape of toxic gases from factories.
高雄的空氣品質就因為工廠排放的廢氣而日趨惡劣，近十年來發生的幾件重大抗爭事件，常常就因為工廠毒氣外洩，引起居民忿怒才掀起抗爭風波。