The "Toxicity and Management of Chemical Substances of Concern Act" was amended and announced on January 16, 2019, to strengthen regulations regarding information disclosure. The agency is legally required to publicly disclose licenses, registration documents, approval documents, and information declared under this law regarding toxic and concerning chemical substances. This safeguards the public's right to be informed about their communities and ensures the management of chemical substances at their source, promoting a healthy and sustainable environment. The act also promotes transparency in environmental pesticide management information and facilitates convenient online queries. It provides businesses, government agencies, and the public with access to information on legally registered environmental pesticides, vector control industries, environmental pesticide sales industries, and helps raise awareness about common household environmental pests and the safe use of environmental .
"Community Right to Know" is designed to safeguard public safety. In addition to developing disaster prevention and response plans, the government discloses chemical substance safety-related information to the public to assist community residents and protect the environment from potential hazards posed by chemical substances.
Safe Use of Environmental Pesticides
What
According to the "Environmental Pesticide Management Act," environmental hygiene pesticides, acaricides, rodenticides, fungicides, and other drugs used to control harmful environmental hygiene organisms are defined. Manufacturing, processing, or importing these substances all require obtaining a license.
Who
Environmental pesticides are classified into three categories based on concentration and usage: environmental pesticide active ingredients, general environmental pesticides, and special environmental pesticides. Environmental pesticide active ingredients are the raw materials used to manufacture environmental pesticide products and are limited to use by the environmental pesticide manufacturing industry. General environmental pesticides have lower concentrations of active ingredients and are easy to use. They can be purchased by the public at convenience stores and supermarkets and used directly after unsealing. Special environmental pesticides are restricted in usage, with higher concentrations. They require wearing safety protective equipment and dilution. Selling and using them without obtaining a license is prohibited.
Which
Control and management of harmful environmental hygiene organisms in residential surroundings and public areas, such as mosquitoes, cockroaches, and flies.
When&Where
Environmental sanitation medicines are applicable to the indoor and outdoor surroundings of homes and public places, and should be used according to local conditions. In order to avoid contamination of food, utensils, feed, crops, and poultry, environmental medicines should not be sprayed directly on the aforementioned items and animal and plant breeding places.
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Chem Life
Chemical substances are everywhere in life. Water is H2O, and oxygen is O2. The caffeine in our breakfast, with the chemical formula C8H10N4O2, can help us stay alert. Understanding why chemical substances exist and how they are regulated can make our lives safer and more enriched!
Chemistry Knowledge Map
Provide the characteristics and safety information of chemical substances contained in domestic daily necessities related to food, clothing, housing, transportation, entertainment, etc., and improve the public's understanding and correct understanding of chemical substances in commodities。
Bureau of Toxics and Chemicals
Community right to know is established to protect public safety.
Environmental Hormone Management Program
Provide the latest domestic and foreign environmental hormone management related information, scientific knowledge of environmental hormones and hazard management.
Green Chemistry Integration Zone
Green chemistry takes environmental mission a step further
Asbestos Hazard Information Zone
"The Asbestos Hazard Information Zone" is jointly established by the Environmental Protection Administration, to promote accurate knowledge and relevant regulations regarding asbestos hazards for the benefit of the public's understanding.
POPs
The Persistent Organic Pollutants website introduces the uses of POPS, the harm to the human body, the source and how to avoid them, as well as domestic POPS pollution incidents, etc.
Mercury Minamata Convention
The Mercury Minamata Convention information website introduces the characteristics, types and applications of mercury, sources in the environment, exposure and its hazards, and exposure avoidance.
Survey on Environmental Distribution of Chemical Substances
The data publicity area for environmental distribution surveys of chemical substances can provide relevant information such as downloading of results manuals, explanations of proper terms, survey work methods, and popular science version data inquiries.
Scheduled Toxicity and Chemical Substances of Concern Inquiry
Information on toxicities and chemical substances of concern announced by the Department can be queried through the Chinese name, English name, and Chemical Abstracts Service registration number (CAS No.).
Environmental Accident Consultation Center
In the training information area for professional response personnel, you can learn about poisonous disaster response related information from understanding toxic chemicals, toxic substance exposure routes, personal protection, to poisonous disaster response, etc.
Environmental Accident Professional Technical Group
The professional and technical team of environmental accidents can get information about poisoning disaster accidents, as well as information about environmental poisoning disaster responders and equipment information.
Professional Response Personnel Training Management Information Platform
The management information platform for professional response personnel training can be informed of the latest class opening announcements, training courses and other related information.
Inter-ministerial chemical substance information platform
The inter-ministerial chemical substance information platform integrates the information of the chemical substances of the ministries, and provides the ministries to log in for query use.
Registration of Chemical Substances
The chemical substance registration platform can learn about some international information sharing, my country's chemical substance registration system, registration type identification, and related regulations and registration data downloads.
Cross-border management of chemical goods
The platform of the chemical goods cross-border management system can inquire about related information such as multi-entry import regulations, introduction to the signing and review system, case application and operation teaching.
Environmental drug management information system
The environmental drug management information system can query relevant license information.
To promote and demonstrate the application of location-based data services, the Ministry of Environment has developed the "Environmental Information Exploration Dashboard" (URL: https://env.moenv.gov.tw/LBS/), which provides various types of information through an interactive visual map. Considering that location-based data services have been widely adopted and have achieved diverse and extensive development across various fields, this service has fulfilled its purpose and will be officially discontinued on February 21, 2025. We sincerely thank all the supporters and users who have enjoyed this service during its operation!