Environmental Assessment of Automotive Sector

Abstract

Automotive industry with its sub-industries is very important economically in our country and other countries. In recent years, environmentally sensitive management approach has become an inevitable element in terms of sustainable development. The solid, liquid and gaseous wastes with many contaminants have emerged from automotive industry. In this study, environmental impacts resulted from all stages of automotive production and use which is very important for the country's economy were evaluated and the studies made in our country to mitigate these effects were presented.

Keywords

• waste
• environmental effects
• contaminants
• automotive industry