AUTOMOTIVE AIR POLLUTION CONTROL

A GENERAL OUTLINE IS PRESENTED OF THE AIR POLLUTION PROBLEM IN THE UNITED STATES, WITH PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS MADE BY THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. THE REDUCTIONS OBTAINED IN HYDROCARBON, AND CARBON MONOXIDE EMISSIONS BY RECENT CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE OUTLINED. ALTERNATE POWERPLANTS ARE MENTIONED, ALONG WITH THE PROBLEMS OF OBTAINING SUFFICIENT POWER IF THE UNITED STATES WERE TO SWITCH TO ELECTRIC VEHICLES. SAE'S CONTINUING CONCERN AND ACTIVITY IN THE AREA OF EMISSION CONTROL IS DESCRIBED. /HSL/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Rept Sae-700248, 10 PP
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Barr, H F
• Publication Date: 1970

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air quality management; Carbon monoxide; Exhaust gases; Hydrocarbons; Internal combustion engines
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00223339
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Highway Safety Literature
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 19 1970 12:00AM