EVALUATION OF CITY TRANSIT BUS EIP KITS TO REDUCE ENGINE SMOKE, ODOR, NOXIOUS EMISSIONS AND NOISE

THE REPORT SUMMARIZES THE FINDINGS FOR EVALUATION OF GENERAL MOTORS' ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (EIP) RETROFIT KIT. DESIGNED FOR INSTALLATION ON GENERAL MOTORS CITY TRANSIT BUSES POWERED BY TWO-CYCLE DIESEL ENGNES, THE KIT IS INTENDED TO REDUCE ENGINE EMISSIONS AND NOISE. THE REPORT PROVIDES A DESCRIPTION OF THE EIP KIT, A SUMMARY OF ITS PERFORMANCE AND RANGE OF APPLICABILITY TO DIFFFERENT BUS MODELS, AND ESTIMATES OF COSTS. /NTIS/

• Corporate Authors:

  MITRE Corporation

  Bedford, MA  United States 
• Authors:
  • SWETNAM, G F
  • Willingham, F L
• Publication Date: 1971-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 35 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Buses; Costs; Exhaust gases; Noise; Odors; Retrofitting
• Subject Areas: Environment; Finance; Highways; Public Transportation; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224119
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: No M71-49 Final Rept
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jul 17 1973 12:00AM