Decades-long pollution of their living area long ago caused the hearts of the people of Houchin to fester with anger and resentment, and an exacerbating factor has been China Petroleum's corporate culture.
加上現行的防治法規偏重管制稽查，人力需求很高，長久來我國又沒有培養環保人員，人力嚴重不足。以彰化縣為例，在前年九月成立環保局之前，縣政府衛生局的環保課只有十二人。