State and federal standards for mobile source emissions / Committee on State Practices in Setting Mobile Source Emissions Standards, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on State Practices in Setting Mobile Source Emissions Standards.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motor vehicles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Standards--United States.

Motor vehicles.

Motor vehicles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Standards--California.

Motor vehicles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Law and legislation--United States.

Motor vehicles--Motors--Exhaust gas--Law and legislation--California.

Air quality--Standards--United States.

Air quality.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Emissions from mobile sources contribute significantly to air pollution in the United States. Such sources include cars and light- and heavy-duty trucks; diesel-powered cranes, bulldozers, and tractors; and equipment such as lawnmowers that run on small gasoline engines. The role of state versus federal government in establishing mobile-source emissions standards is an important environmental management issue. With this in mind, Congress called on EPA to arrange an independent study of the practices and procedures by which California develops separate emissions standards from the federal government and other states choose to adopt the California standards. The report provides an assessment of the scientific and technical procedures used by states to develop or adopt different emissions standards and a comparison of those policies and practices with those used by EPA. It also considers the impacts of state emissions standards on various factors including compliance costs and emissions. The report concludes that, despite the substantial progress in reducing emissions from mobile sources nationwide, more needs to be done to attain federal air-quality standards in many parts of the country. Additionally, California should continue its pioneering role in setting emissions standards for cars, trucks, and off-road equipment.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgment of Review Participants""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Air Quality, Emissions, and Health Impacts Overview""; ""3 Regulation of Emissions from New Mobile Sources""; ""4 Co-evolution of Technology and Emissions Standards""; ""5 Assessment of Different Approaches to Setting Mobile-Source Standards""; ""6 Light-Duty-Vehicle Emissions Standards""; ""7 Other Case Studies""; ""8 Recommendations""; ""References""; ""Glossary""; ""Abbreviations""; ""Appendixes""

""Appendix A Biographical Information on the Committee on State Practices in Setting Mobile Source Emissions Standards""""Appendix B Acronyms and Names Used for Classifying Organic Compounds""; ""Appendix C Summary of Milestones in CARB Mobile-Source Emissions Regulations and Comparison with EPA""; ""Appendix D Statutory Sections Relevant to the Regulation of New Mobile-Source Emissions""; ""Appendix E Public Workshop Presentations""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-300).

ISBN:

9786610465569

9781280465567

1280465565

9780309658683

0309658683

OCLC:

923275550