The incident attracted the attention of the international media and of international environmental organizations such as Greenpeace, and Kaohsiung County Government's Bureau of Environmental Protection later imposed a fine of NT $ 1.56 million on FPG.
高雄縣環保局事後對台塑開出一百五十六萬元罰單，事件也遭到國際媒體及「綠色和平」等國際環保組織關注。