• General public

• Workplace workers

• Vendors

• Chefs and food service workers

The research team developed an innovative simple improved oil fume filter bucket to reduce aldehyde pollution in cooking fume emissions and lower the risk of lung adenocarcinoma in people with long-term exposure to cooking fumes. This project is promoted on a non-profit basis, providing technical guidance to vendors willing to install the system through collaborative communication with electricians to create customized oil fume filter buckets.

• First innovation in Taiwan for reducing aldehyde concentration in improved oil fume absorption buckets

• Provides simple DIY solutions for vendors with lower socioeconomic status

• Provides detailed manufacturing method animation videos publicly on YouTube

• Professional staff available for technical consultation services

• Designs customized oil fume buckets to meet different vendor needs

• Assists Ministry of Labor in developing occupational disease recognition guidelines for lung adenocarcinoma caused by oil fume exposure

Two vendors reduced aldehyde emissions by 55-76% after installing improved oil fume absorption buckets

• SNQ National Quality Mark Certification (2018-2020)

• National Innovation Award (2020)

• Recommendation from Taiwan Food Safety and Victim Rights Promotion Association (2019)

• First domestic case (also first globally) of occupational disease recognition for chef with lung adenocarcinoma related to oil fume exposure

• Compiled "Environmental Pollution (Public Version)" series publications

• Published in 2030 Taiwan Child Healthcare and Health Policy Recommendations (2019)

• Environmental education promotion by Taipei City Environmental Protection Bureau (2019)

• Published in National Health Research Institutes E-newsletter Issue 905 (2021)

• Published in National Health Research Institutes E-newsletter Issue 935 (2022)

• Among female lung adenocarcinoma patients, non-smokers account for more than 50% of cases

• Oil fume exposure increases lifetime risk of lung adenocarcinoma by 1-2 times

• Aldehyde concentrations in cooking environments for vendors and chefs are much higher than in Western fast food or Chinese buffet settings

High acceptance rate of improved oil fume absorption buckets among stationary vendors

• First domestic case (also first globally) of occupational disease recognition for chef with lung adenocarcinoma

• Research published in international journals:

• Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health. 2021, 94:1363–1373

• Int. Arch. Occup. Environ. Health. 2019, 92(1):101-109

• J. Hazard. Mater. 2017, 324(Pt B):160-167

• Sci. Rep. 2019, 9(1):1661

• Reduces aldehyde emissions by 55-76%, directly lowering disease risk related to oil fume exposure

• Assists Ministry of Labor in developing occupational disease recognition guidelines for lung adenocarcinoma caused by oil fume exposure

• Promotes oil fume filter buckets through press releases and media interviews

• Publicly available YouTube tutorial videos for public learning

• Future plans to integrate promotion into Kaohsiung Medical University's USR plan to benefit more vendors and households

• Provides free technical guidance to vendors and electricians willing to install the system