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Engine Emissions Measurement Handbook
The subject of engine emissions is expected to be at the forefront of environmental regulations and consumers' concerns for years to come. As technology develops to comply with new and different requirements in various regions of the world, understanding the fundamental principles of how engine emissions occur, and how they can be properly measured, is vitally important. Engine Emissions Measurement Handbook, developed and co-authored by HORIBA Automotive Test Systems team addresses the main aspects of this subject. Written with the technical user in mind, this title is a must-have for those involved in engine development and testing, and environmental researchers focusing on better ways to minimize emissions pollution.
eBook
Evaluating Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs
Emissions inspection and maintenance (I/M) programs subject vehicles to periodic inspections of their emission control systems. Despite widespread use of these programs in air-quality management, policy makers and the public have found a number of problems associated with them. Prominent among these issues is the perception that emissions benefits and other impacts of I/M programs have not been evaluated adequately. Evaluating Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Programs assesses the effectiveness of these programs for reducing mobile source emissions. In this report, the committee evaluates the differences in the characteristics of motor vehicle emissions in areas with and without I/M programs, identifies criteria and methodologies for their evaluation, and recommends improvements to the programs. Most useful of all, this book will help summarize the observed benefits of these programs and how they can be redirected in the future to increase their effectiveness.
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Where the rubber meets the road. The engine counts
This 1 hour program presents five different electric and hybrid car developers presenting their ideas and also gives a justification for why electric cars and hybrid cars are better. It also looks at the environmental issues involved and at the strengths and weaknesses of the internal combustion engine.
Streaming Video
Don't Breathe and Drive? Pollutants Lurk inside Vehicles
\"At times it pays to live in the fast lane. Drivers motoring in freeway carpool lanes not only avoid the congestion of traffic in slower neighboring lanes, they may also avoid lung congestion from pollutants that seep into their vehicles as they creep along in bumper-to-bumper traffic. In-vehicle pollutants have been investigated in about two dozen studies over the past two decades, with consistent findings around the world: driving in tightly packed traffic leads to interior concentrations of pollutants that are up to 10 times higher than those in ambient city air.\" (Environmental Health Perspectives)
Journal Article
Smog Suckers
Learn about \"panels that use chemicals, sunlight and rain to clean car exhaust from the air. The toboggan-size panels are coated with titanium dioxide. When exposed to the ultraviolet rays of the sun, titanium dioxide turns the most dangerous ingredients of car exhaust--nitrogen oxide and sulfur dioxide-- into safer nitric and sulfuric acids.\" (BOYS' LIFE)
Magazine Article
Canada Vows Air Pollution Cuts
\"The [Canadian] federal government, following the U.S. lead, is launching a clean-air initiative that sets tough new standards for vehicle emissions and fuel cleanliness.\" (MIAMI HERALD) Learn what U.S. regulations Canada will adopt and how environmental activists responded to this news.
Newspaper Article
The electric car unplugged
In order to comply with the federal Clean Air Act of 1990, the California Air Resources Board has ruled that, by 1998, 2% of all vehicles offered for sale in the state must be zero-emission vehicles. By 2003, roughly 10% of all new personal vehicles sold in California, Massachusetts, and New York must be electric. A team from MIT assessed the total environmental and economic effects of the manufacture and use of electric vehicles made with different materials and powered by many types of batteries, and attempted to compare the electric-car mandate to alternative systems for reducing air pollution. The team found that the electric vehicle policy defined by the California Air Resources Board is neither cost-effective nor practical. Reasons for these conclusions are discussed.
Magazine Article