This book explores the impact automobile emissions have on air pollution, focusing objectively on the share of pollution that can actually be attributed to the use of vehicles. After general information on atmospheric pollution, the book's focus then shifts to a more in-depth analysis of how pollutants can be eliminated from car exhaust emissions.Contents: 1. Introduction. 2. Characterization of air pollution. 3. An inventory of air pollutants. 4. Air pollution and health. 5. Air pollution and the environment. 6. Laws and regulation. 7. Methods of characterization and analysis. 8. Analysis of pollutants. Carbon and nitrogen compounds. 9. Analysis of pollutants and other products. 10. Mechanisms of pollutant formation in engines. 11. Influence of fuel properties. 12. Post-combustion treatments. 13. Economic challenges. 14. Summing up.
Explores the impact automobile emissions have on air pollution, focusing on the share of pollution that can accurately be attributed to the use of vehicles. Presents general information on atmospheric pollution and its regulation in Europe, then discusses its impact on health and the environment, the chemistry and mechanisms of automobile pollution, the influence of fuel properties, post-combustion treatments, and economic challenges to alleviating the problem. Translated and enlarged from "Automobile et pollution" published by <'E>ditions Technip in Paris in 1992. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
