AIR POLLUTION CONFERENCE: THE AUTOMOBILE

THIS CONFERENCE, SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-COLUMBIA AND BY THE MISSOURI AIR CONSERVATION COMMISSION, BROUGHT TOGETHER REPRESENTATIVES FROM INDUSTRY, ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS AND GOVERNMENT TO STUDY THE PROBLEM OF AUTOMOBILES WITH RESPECT TO AIR POLLUTION. AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO REVIEW THE TECHNICAL "STATE OF THE ART" RELATING TO PROCESSES WHICH APPEAR TO OFFER FEASIBLE CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS CONTROL. AREAS OF DISCUSSION INCLUDED THE AUTOMOBILE AND THE ATMOSPHERE, THE HEALTH AND ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION AND PLANNING ON HOW TO REDUCE IT. ALSO CONSIDERED WERE POSSIBLE MODIFICATIONS TO AUTOMOBILE ENGINES AND THE EFFECT OF MOTOR FUEL ON VEHICLE EMISSIONS. SOME SPECIFIC ALTERNATIVES SUGGESTED WERE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS, STEAM AND ELECTRIC CARS, AND DIESEL AND TURBINE DRIVEN VEHICLES.

• Corporate Authors:

  University of Missouri, Columbia

  1205 University Avenue
  Columbia, MO  United States  65201
• Publication Date: 1969-11

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: 180 p.
• Serial:
  • Issue Number: 14

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Automobiles; Diesel engines; Economic analysis; Electric automobiles; Emission control systems; Energy resources; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Health; Pollutants; Steam engines; Vehicle power plants
• Uncontrolled Terms: Energy crisis
• Old TRIS Terms: Automobile engines
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224568
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Mar 23 1974 12:00AM