AIR POLLUTION CAUSED BY ROAD TRAFFIC

BILTRAFINKENS LUFTFOERORENINGAR

THIS ARTICLE DISCUSSES EXHAUST EMISSION FROM VEHICLES. THE AIR POLLUTING EXHAUST FUMES CONSIST MAINLY OF CARBON MONOXIDE, HYDROCARBON, NITROUS FUMES, LEAD AND PARTICLE CONTAMINATION. THE AMOUNT OF EMISSION OF THESE SUBSTANCES IS DISCUSSED AS WELL AS THEIR EFFECTS ON PEOPLE AND ENVIRONMENT. SWEDISH REGULATIONS CONCERNING LIMITED EMISSION OF CARBON MONOXIDE, AND LIMITED CONTENT OF LEAD IN THE FUEL, ARE DEALT WITH. A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION CONCERNING EMISSION LIMITS AND ITS POSSIBLE FUTURE EFFECTS IN INCLUDED. /TRRL/

• Authors:
  • Ahlberg, R
• Publication Date: 1974

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 17-21
• Serial:
  • Orrjekontakt
  • Issue Number: 30

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Exhaust gases; Fumes; Hydrocarbons; Lead (Metal); Nitrogen; Nitrogen compounds; Particulates; Pollutants; Specifications
• Old TRIS Terms: Traffic fumes
• ITRD Terms: 7391: Carbon monoxide; 1394: Catalytic converter; 2442: Emission; 7367: Hydrocarbon; 7138: Lead (metal); 7128: Nitrogen; 177: Specifications
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00080505
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 26 1975 12:00AM