THE CLEAN AIR ACT AND TRANSPORTATION CONTROLS. AN EPA WHITE PAPER

The proposal of transportation control plans formulated to bring the air quality of U.S. major urban areas into compliance with the mandates of the Clean Air Act has created considerable public concern about the social and economic implications of these controls. The purpose of this paper is to analyze the impact and feasibility of key components of the plans being proposed and to examine the relationship between the implementation of a set of feasible transportation controls and the attainment of the air quality standards. Important inspection/maintenance and hardware retrofit approaches to motor vehicle emissions control are described and estimates of their effectiveness and costs are presented. Measures designed to control emissions through reducing auto use are discussed.

• Corporate Authors:

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Office of Air and Water Programs, 401 M Street, SW
  Washington, DC  United States  20460
• Authors:
  • HOLMES, J
  • Norowitz, J
  • REID, R
  • Stolpman, P
• Publication Date: 1973-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 43 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Carbon monoxide; Control; Costs; Exhaust gases; Gasoline; Hydrocarbons; Laws; Legislation; Motor vehicles; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Oxidizers; Retrofitting; Socioeconomic factors; Standards; Urban areas
• Identifier Terms: Clean Air Act
• Old TRIS Terms: Air pollution abatement; Exhaust emission control
• Subject Areas: Economics; Finance; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00145840
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 16 1977 12:00AM