The problem of air pollution from transportation will increase with the population growth and traffic expansion. The number of private cars in the West Bank is expected to increase to five times the existing number by the year 2010. This will make the problem of air pollution more serious if measures and actions anot followed to reduce vehicle emissions. The use of unleaded gasoline should be encouraged to reduce the amount of lead emitted to the air. To switch from regular to lead-free gasoline, the price of unleaded gasoline should be reduced, making it less expensive to the consumer than regular gasoline, thus providing an incentive for increasing its use.
Emission standards are the main instrument in any air pollution control program.
To start a control program in Palestine, the PNA should install air pollution monitoring stations at different locations. One of the stations is installed at ARIJ building, while the other is used at different locations. Methods of disposal of used motor oil are threatening the air, groundwater and soil in the West Bank. Using the used motor oil as an energy source is emitting toxic substances into air. Furthermore, the disposal of the used motor oil through cesspits is polluting the groundwater.