STUDY OF EMISSIONS FROM 1966 THROUGH 1976 MODEL YEAR LIGHT-DUTY VEHICLES IN LOS ANGELES, ST. LOUIS, AND WASHINGTON, D.C

Olson Laboratories, Inc., performed exhaust emission tests on 200 vehicles in Los Angeles, California; 506 vehicles in St. Louis, Missouri; and 133 vehicles in Washington, D.C. All vehicles were tested using the 1975 Federal Test Procedure. Sulfate tests were performed on 82 vehicles in St. Louis. Evaporative emission tests were performed on 20 vehicles in Los Angeles. Additional emission tests were conducted on particular vehicles including Highway Fuel Economy Tests, modal tests, and a series of five short-cycle tests.

• Corporate Authors:

  Olson Laboratories, Incorporated

  421 East Cerritos Avenue
  Anaheim, CA  United States  92805

  Environmental Protection Agency

  Emission Control Technology Division, 2565 Plymounth Road
  Ann Arbor, MI  United States  48105
• Authors:
  • Carlson, R
• Publication Date: 1977-8

Media Info

• Pagination: 641 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality management; Automobiles; Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Delivery vehicles; Economic factors; Evaporative emissions; Exhaust gases; Fuel consumption; Hydrocarbons; Light trucks; Monitoring; Nitric oxide; Nitrogen oxides; Performance tests; Sulfates; Tables (Data); Test procedures
• Geographic Terms: California; Missouri; Washington (District of Columbia)
• Old TRIS Terms: Evaporative emission control; Exaust gases
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00180639
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: EPA/460/3-77/004
• Contract Numbers: EPA-68-03-2379
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Aug 19 1978 12:00AM