AIR POLLUTION FROM RESULTS OF VEHICLES OF VEHICLES

Understanding air pollution is the entry, or mixing of harmful elements into the atmosphere that can lead to environmental damage, disruption to human health and generally reduce the quality of the environment. Air pollution can occur everywhere such as in the home, school, office or commonly referred to as indoor pollution.

Based on research conducted by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) and Bapendal in 1995 and the ADB study in collaboration with KLH in 2001, motor vehicles contribute more than 70% to air pollution in major cities in Indonesia, especially in cities big.

Efforts to control the pollution of the environment for the air at this time is still sectoral, both legislative and institutional. Legislation in kaitanya in the effort to overcome the contamination of a national nature is the law no. 4 of 1982 on the basic provisions of environmental management. Prior to the issuance of the law, the forms of legislation are sectoral in accordance with the authority of the agency or department in the management of the underlying activities. The form of these regulations in the form of regulations, instructions or ministerial decree or central level or department while for the regional level in the form of regional regulations or decisions of the Governor. Some regulations on pollution control measures such as those applied to:

· The industrial sector

· Mining sector and

· Transportation sector (motor vehicle)

Changes in the air environment are generally caused by air pollution, ie the input of pollutants (in the form of gases and small particles / aerosols) into the air. The entry of pollutants into the air can naturally, such as smoke, forest fires, volcanoes, meteorite dust and salt emissions from the ocean, also largely caused by human activities. For example due to transportation activities (motor vehicles), industrial waste disposal from factories or household waste.

Damage at the time of vehicle combustion can increase air pollution, which can be seen from the high content of hydrocarbon (HC). This may be due to various factors, such as leaks in the vacuum system, ignition systems that do not work properly, damage to the engine control unit, damage to the sensor oxygen,

Vehicle is one of the important transportation factors that will directly affect the number of vehicles in Bandung and the intensity of air pollutant emissions released by motor vehicles to the atmosphere. Currently the motorcycle is no longer just a means of transportation, but also a part of the owner's lifestyle. Based on data from AISI (Motorcycle Industry Association) until the first semester of 2008, sales jumped 44.3% compared to same period in 2007 with accumulative sales volume in first semester 2008 amounted to 3,055,327 units and for 2007 2,116,933 units ducks still dominate the market with the percentage of duck by 68%, skutermatik 22.6% and sport by 9.4%. The picture below shows how many motor vehicles are parked in the parking lot, photos taken at the parking lot UNPAS Jl DR. Setiabudhi No193 Bandung.