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A RESEARCH PLAN TO STUDY EMISSIONS FROM SMALL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES
Citation:
Murrell, J. A RESEARCH PLAN TO STUDY EMISSIONS FROM SMALL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., EPA/600/7-80/088.
Description:
The report examines some of the requirements for investigating the environmental status of small internal combustion (IC) engines. These engines range in size from 1.5 to 15 hp and power a variety of equipment operated by homeowners and industry. With EPA's general growing concern of identifying sources of potentially carcinogenic emissions, a possibility exists that these small IC engines are a problem source. Research to characterize emissions from IC engines has largely been limited to critical pollutants, even though the small IC engine is an incomplete combustor. It follows that some carcinogens and other hazardous compounds are probable. The basic requirements addressed in the report include analytical equipment, experimental systems design, and statistical experimental design.