in Ban Suan Subdistrict, Mueang Chon Buri District
has a PM2.5 value of 38 micrograms per cubic meter.
As for the results of air quality measurements in
Bowin Subdistrict, Sriracha District, it is 36
micrograms per cubic meter. Like ThungSukla
Subdistrict, Sriracha District, PM2.5 is at 45
micrograms per cubic meter, which is in the
moderate quality criteria according to the criteria of
the Air Quality Index (AQI), [4], and, it tends to
continue to increase and affect human health and
living beings for a long term, [5].
Hence, the present study aims at integrating the
knowledge and efficiency of the Geographic
Information System (GIS) to apply and study the
distribution of air pollution caused by vehicles. The
findings of this study will be useful for investigating
areas at higher risk of pollution in Muang Chon Buri
and Sriracha District Chon Buri Province leading to
an assessment of the impact of various hazards of
pollution. The way GIS works will allow data to be
stored as a database, building data layers to create a
map showing the distribution and a map showing
the areas at risk of air pollution caused by vehicles
more clearly. Also, this research provides useful
information about the distribution and factors
caused by pollution by automobiles. As a result, it is
possible to analyze the risky areas in Sriracha
District and Mueang Chon Buri District, Chon Buri
Province. When there is data on the effects of air
pollution caused by automobiles in the district, it
will allow agencies at the district and provincial
levels to apply it as preventive measures, propose
governmental policies for further solutions, and
regulate stricter control to care for public health as
such.
2 Literature Review
Air pollution refers to an air conditioner that
contains impurities or floating in the air that we
inhale. Even though it may not be visible, such as
dust, natural gas, or pollution from car exhaust
pipes, etc., it is considered a threat to our physical
body that can create a lot of impact and danger to
our health, [6].
Air pollution doesn’t just happen in crowded big
cities or industrial areas conversely, but it can
spread across regions of the country quickly.
According to the World Health Organization
(WHO), air pollution causes up to 7 million deaths
each year, with 9 out of 10 people worldwide
breathing contaminated air each year. With a high
level of pollution constantly entering the body, even
with a strong immune system when inhaling toxic
air for a long time, it also affects the body because
the dust molecules are as small as PM2.5. They can
enter the body easily as they are so tiny that the nose
hairs cannot trap these droplets. It can cause stroke,
heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD), lung cancer, and acute infections of the
upper respiratory tract.
The study, [7], concluded that the causes of air
pollution can be divided into 3 parts:
1. It occurs from daily life activities in the house.
2. It occurs in industrial plants and
transportation.
3. It occurs from natural disasters.
Primarily in this study, most of the problems of
air pollution from transportation vehicles will be
studied which in one automobile can release a lot of
waste both in the form of smoke gas and soot
powder. All of them are air pollutants. Most of the
gas emitted from cars is carbon monoxide (CO), a
pollutant that causes white smoke. It is a colorless,
tasteless, and odorless gas, slightly lighter than
normal air. When inhaled, this gas binds
hemoglobin in the red blood cells, preventing the
transport of oxygen from the lungs to the tissues.
Sulfur dioxide (SO2) is a colorless gas that is not
flammable at high concentrations. There will be a
pungent odor when reacting with oxygen gas in the
air causing damage to the respiratory system such as
chronic bronchitis. It also makes the rain more
acidic as a result, of the destruction of ecosystems,
forests, water sources, and living organisms,
including erosion of buildings and ancient sites, [8].
Carbon dioxide (CO2) is the most abundant gas
and the main cause of greenhouse gases. There are
many causes, including the combustion of fuel, and
its appearance as a colorless, odorless, non-
flammable gas, but if the body receives large
amounts of carbon dioxide, the blood will be acidic.
As a result, it stimulates the respiratory system,
making breathing faster, so the heart beats fast and
suppresses the brain to cause unconsciousness, [9].
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) are caused by the
combustion of various types of fuel at high
temperatures. It has a chemical composition of
nitrogen and oxygen in different ratios, colorless,
and odorless, when interacting with other substances
such as volatile organic compounds and nitric acid.
It will affect the respiratory system, including the
human lungs, [10].
Hydrocarbons (HC) are fuel molecules that do
not burn at full efficiency. It is not a direct threat to
life and health. But it is dangerous when combined
until it reacts with nitrogen oxides (NOx), causing
the phenomenon of photochemical smog.
WSEAS TRANSACTIONS on ENVIRONMENT and DEVELOPMENT
DOI: 10.37394/232015.2023.19.65
Pichitporn Pholgerddee,
Piyanat Natchabunyawat, Sirima Somwong,
Thanachot Sunthonwongsakun