SMOKE FROM DIESEL VEHICLES- IS IT TIME FOR A MASS-BASED EMISSION STANDARD?

A review of existing smoke emission standards in the UK concludes that the visibility criterion upon which the standards are based, does not appear compatible with the views of the public, who seem more concerned with ambient smoke concentrations and their effects. It is pointed out that the visibility concept admits no need to control emissions beyond the point where they are overtly visible at source, and would need to be replaced if tighter controls are to be introduced to reduce public dissatisfaction and meet EEC air quality objectives. A more relevant approach would be for control to be based on limiting the mass emission rate of smoke by diesel engines. (TRRL)

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• Corporate Authors:

  NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CLEAN AIR

  136 NORTH STREET
  BRIGHTON,   United Kingdom  BN1 1RG
• Authors:
  • Ball, D J
• Publication Date: 1982

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 49-52
• Serial:
  • Clean Air Journal
  • Volume: 12
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR CLEAN AIR
  • ISSN: 0037-7368

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Chemical concentration; Diesel engines; Diesel trucks; Exhaust gases; Smoke; Specifications; Standards; Visibility; Volume
• Uncontrolled Terms: Concentration
• ITRD Terms: 1394: Catalytic converter; 1314: Diesel engine; 177: Specifications; 6468: Volume
• Subject Areas: Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00391220
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 30 1985 12:00AM