Taixi Village Taixi Village, Dacheng Township, Changhua County, Taiwan Air pollution from the petrochemical industry, and the Sixth Naphtha Cracker of Formosa Plastics, has created a cancer village. Overview The Sixth Naphtha Cracker Complex of Formosa Plastics Corp (FPC) is about 5 kilometers away from Taixi Village. In the slow summer, the wind blows from the south to the north. The air pollution and harmful substances of the industry drift with the wind. The first to bear the brunt is Taixi Village, Changhua County, which is not a competent authority of the complex.

Residents of Taixi Village have higher levels of heavy metals in their urine than that of neighboring towns and villages. At the same time, the cancer rate among residents is as high as 1 in 12.

The government has set up air quality monitoring stations to understand heavy metal emissions, air pollution and chemical odors. It is also sampling crops on agricultural land. Despite these efforts, no changes have been made. Residents are getting more and more disappointed.

A large amount of water from Jhuoshuei River has been pumped away by the Sixth Naphtha Cracker Complex of Formosa Plastics Corp, the river is dry and dust is severe.
Taixi Village, Dacheng Township, Changhua County, Taiwan Monitoring 01 02 03 shows Hui-Chun Wu, Director of Changhua Environmental Protection Union, the local government air monitoring station, the only station that does not belong to the industrial complex. Li-Yi Hsu, a local resident, shares with Hui-Chun Wu, Director of Changhua Environmental Protection Union, the issue of the smell that spreads over several jurisdictions. Li-Yi Hsu, a local resident, explains to Hui-Chun Wu, Director of Changhua Environmental Protection Union, how the chemical smell led to a heavy metal investigation on residents living near the the Sixth Naphtha Cracker Complex of Formosa Plastics Corp (FPC). Li-Yi Hsu, a local resident, Proof speaks of the difficulty reporting pollution to the administration. Li-Yi Hsu, a local resident, Action Share on Facebook Coordinated by the Environmental rights foundation (ERF). Learn more on their website. Explore Next Location Share on Twitter Take Action About Toxic Tours Languages menu Toxic Tours Take Action About Languages