| Driving
force |
Pressure |
Impact |
Policy |
Technical |
Education |
| Industry |
Heavy metals Toxics
chlorinated organics
CO, O3, HC
NO2
Lead |
Major health impacts |
Auditing of
industries Environmental Management Plans
Incentives for reducing air pollution levels
|
- Education on reducing air pollution
|
- Participatory Environmental Management Plans
- Capacitation of workers
|
| Transportation |
CO, CO2, HC, NO2,
Particulate matter, Lead |
Major health impact ; Carcenogenic
;
Mutagenic |
- Clean fuel transportation policy
- Improve safety of community to enable the usage of bycycles
|
- Availability and affordability of regular maintenance checks
- Availability of catalasators
|
- Unleaded fuel
- Public transport system
- Promotion of cycling and cycling paths
- Marketing strategy on vehicle maintenance programme
- Advocacy for improve transportation systems
- Curriculum education
|
| Fossil fuels |
CO CO2
Particulate matter
NO2
SO2
Smoke |
Formation of acid rain ; Respiratory
illness |
- Appropriate technology towards electrification
- Subsidicing of low coal smoke
- Incentives for behaviour change
- Availability of human resources
|
- Availability of low coal smoke
- Technical support to communities and information kiosks
|
- Participatory planning for behaviour change and implementation of strategy
- Health promotion programme on appropriate technology and prevention
- Improve combustion processes of the coal stove and imbawula
- Curriculum education
- Link with Provincial Pollution Prevention Programme
|
| Mine dumps |
TSP |
Respiratory illness and eye
irritations from windborne dust |
|
- Stabilisation of ground and improved mine dump management.
- Grassing and rehabilitation of mine dumps
|
- Parcipation in mitigation actions.
|
| Burning of waste |
TSP |
Major health impact especially
burning of tyres. |
Improvement of waste disposal
& management services |
|
- Awareness campaign on prevention of burning of waste.
|
