Traffic-related air pollution implication on environment and economics

Author

Dr. Senny Luckyardi, M.M. Prof. Dr. Ir. H. Eddy Soeryanto Soegoto, MT

Abstrak

The objective of the study was to identify the effects of traffic-related air pollution on environmental and economic conditions and quality based on the parameters particulate matter with sizes of 10 μm (PM10), particulate matter with sizes of 2.5 μm (PM2.5), particulate matter with sizes of 1 μm (PM1), carbon dioxide (CO2), and carbon monoxide (CO). In conducting this study, we measured the parameters (CO, CO2, PM1, PM2.5, and PM10) in one day with a specific vulnerable time and also counted the number of vehicles that passed at the same time as a study in that period. The study is conducted in one of the strategic locations in the city of Bandung. Based on the study conducted, it is shown that Dipatiukur, Bandung, has a high level of air pollution even though it was still below the threshold. Implications for the environment and the economy, namely, the air quality around the location, had decreased due to service activities, population density, and overcrowding of transportation throughout the study period. The study concluded that there needs to be a policy in environmental management, especially for the availability of a wider green open space, because it was based on consideration of study locations that were central to service and density of transportation and residents in the city of Bandung. Then, there needed to be a community contribution to preserving the surrounding environment.