ROLES OF INDUSTRY AND GOVERNMENT IN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

MANY OF THE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTOMOTIVE EMISSION CONTROL ARE DISCUSSED FROM THE FOLLOWING VIEWPOINTS: UNCERTAINTIES IN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, THE WORLD AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM, FEDERAL ORGANIZATION FOR AIR POLLUTION CONTROL, FEDERAL SUPPORT OF POLLUTION CONTROL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICY AND BASIC RESEARCH AND AIR POLLUTION. THE FOLLOWING ARE EIGHT OF THE SIXTEEN RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PANEL ON ELECTRICALLY POWERED VEHICLES TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT: (8) ALL GOVERNMENT STANDARDS CONCERNING VEHICLE EMISSION SHOULD BE DEVELOPED IN TERMS OF THE TOTAL MASS OF THE SPECIFIC POLLUTANTS EMITTED UNDER AN APPROPRIATE DRIVING CYCLE, RATHER THAN AS THE PERCENT OF POLLUTANT IN THE EXHAUST, (9) THE CREATION OF EFFECTIVE LOCAL INSPECTION MECHANISMS TO ADEQUATELY ENFORCE VEHICLE EMISSION STANDARDS SHOULD BE ENCOURAGED BY THE USE OF FEDERAL MATCHING GRANTS FOR TRAINING, EQUIPMENT, AND OPERATION, (10) THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD DEVELOP COOPERATIVE MECHANISMS TO ACCELERATE THE WORLDWIDE INTERCHANGE OF INFORMATION RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION, ITS EFFECTS, AND CONTROL, (11) THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE SHOULD ESTABLISH PRIMARY OPERATING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAM AT THE HIGHEST POSSIBLE ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL, (12) THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, EDUCATION, AND WELFARE SHOULD ESTABLISH A TECHNICAL ADVISORY BOARD REPORTING TO THE SECRETARY TO ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF PLANS, PROGRAMS, AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES AND TO MORE EFFECTIVELY USE THE RESOURCES OF THE SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES, (13) A MECHANISM FOR COORDINATION OF ALL FEDERAL ACTIVITIES RELATING TO AIR POLLUTION SHOULD BE ESTABLISHED AS A CONTINUING FUNCTION AT A HIGH LEVEL IN THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH, (14) THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD INITIATE A FIVE-YEAR PROGRAM, IN TOTAL AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY $60 MILLION, TO SUPPORT INNOVATIVE DEVELOPMENTS USEFUL IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF FUTURE EMISSION STANDARDS IN ENERGY SOURCES FOR VEHICLES, VEHICULAR PROPULSION SYSTEMS, EMISSION CONTROL DEVICES, SPECIAL PURPOSE URBAN CARS, AND GENERAL PURPOSE VEHICLES, (15) FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS SHOULD INCORPORATE LOW EMISSION PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AS FACTORS IN THE PURCHASE OF VEHICLES FOR THEIR REQUIREMENTS, AND (16) THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION SHOULD REVIEW ITS BASIC RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS IN ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS, ELECTROCHEMISTRY, AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC AND ENGINEERING DISCIPLINES RELATING TO THE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM AND ENSURE THAT SUCH ACTIVITIES ARE RECEIVING ADEQUATE SUPPORT.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Vol 76, No 7, PP 39-47, 2 FIG
• Publication Date: 1968-7

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Sae Journal, Soc Automotive Engr

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Atmosphere; Coordination; Electric automobiles; Electrochemistry; Exhaust gases; Information dissemination; Inspection; Motor vehicles; Planning; Research; Standards
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Highways; Planning and Forecasting; Research; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00220254
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 12 1994 12:00AM