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Main Title Control of motor vehicle emissions, the U.S. experience
Author Black, Frank M.
CORP Author Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab.
Publisher Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Laboratory, Office of Research and Developoment, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
Year Published 1990
Report Number EPA/600/D-90/199
Stock Number PB91-136911
OCLC Number 27876741
Subjects Motor vehicles--Pollution control devices
Additional Subjects Motor vehicles ; Exhaust emissions ; Air pollution control equipment ; Exhaust gases ; Crankcase fumes ; Fuel consumption ; Automobile exhaust ; Clean Air Act ; Historical aspects ; Automotive components
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ERAD  EPA 600/D-90-199 Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 06/10/1994
NTIS  PB91-136911 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
Collation 31 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Abstract
An historical overview of the U.S. experience with controlling emissions from highway motor vehicles is presented. The evolution of new motor vehicle emissions certification practice, end-of-assembly-line inspection, in-use surveillance and recall, inspection and maintenance, and antitampering programs are discussed. The changes in motor vehicle designs and fuel formulations resulting from these practices are also described, along with associated changes in the characteristics of emissions. Future possible directions for further improvements are described as the U.S. Congress considers changes to the Clean Air Act requiring increasingly stringent new motor vehicle emission standards, changes in procedures for identification and repair of motor vehicles that have been tampered with or poorly maintained, and requirements for use of cleaner, more environmentally benign alternatives to conventional petroleum-based fuels.
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"PB91-136911." Includes bibliographical references (p. 29-31).