The aim of this research was to study the effects of different parameters such as age, gender, and education on public awareness and culture in regard to air pollution from vehicles, its sources, and its problems in Mashhad. Using the quantitative research method and questionnaires, this research sampled 150 people living in Khayyam and Malek Abad areas (as the clean and unclean areas respectively). The results indicate that most people in this study have no particular information about air pollution from vehicles and the ways to reduce it. Moreover, it has been found that improving the culture is the key to unanimity among the authorities, organizations, and people for environmental protection. By using their scientific and practical insights, senior and middle managers, the authorities, and experts in environmental issues are expected to try to analyze the need to educate citizens in order to place Iran among the developed and advanced countries of the world in this regard.
