EMISSIONS AND EFFECTS OF REGULATED AND UNREGULATED POLLUTANTS FROM ROAD TRAFFIC: A LITERATURE SURVEY

UTSLAEPP OCH EFFEKTER AV REGLERADE OCH OREGLERADE LUFTFOERORENINGAR FRAAN VAEGTRAFIK: LITTERATUROEVERSIKT

The beneficial effects of road traffic, such as accessibility, convenient transportation of goods and people, opportunities for recreation etc, should as a rule be weighted against the accompanying harmful or irritating consequences on humans and the environment. Among the deleterious effects of road traffic on the physical surroundings are pollutant emissions which influence the global climate and the chemical composition of the atmosphere, cause cancer and other illnesses in humans, and contribute to acidification, eutrophication, forest death, fragmentation and barrier effects. The literature study at hand aims briefly at describing emissions, and sources of emissions, of harmful substances from road traffic, the effects on plant life and human life resulting from these emissions, and includes a tentative quantification and evaluation of the effects with reference to the national environmental goals proclaimed by the Swedish Parliament. The account covers regulated pollutants, i.e. pollutants whose emissions are subject to legislative control, as well as other, unregulated emissions. (A)

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• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)

  Linköping,   Sweden  SE-581 95
• Authors:
  • LENNER, M
  • Hammarström, Ulf
• Publication Date: 1999

Language

• Swedish

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: 27 p.
• Serial:
  • VTI MEDDELANDE
  • Issue Number: 857
  • Publisher: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
  • ISSN: 0347-6049

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Acid rain; Air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Environment; Fuels; Health; Hydrocarbons; Nitrogen; Particles; Planning; Pollutants
• ITRD Terms: 2463: Acid rain; 2452: Air pollution; 7391: Carbon monoxide; 2442: Emission; 2455: Environment; 3850: Fuel; 2144: Health; 7367: Hydrocarbon; 7128: Nitrogen; 4511: Particle; 143: Planning; 2431: Pollutant
• Subject Areas: Energy; Planning and Forecasting;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00807148
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
• Files: ITRD
• Created Date: Apr 4 2001 12:00AM