Air pollution from motor vehicles: issues and options for Latin American countries

Faiz, Asif; Gautam, Surhid; Burki, Emaad

doi:10.1016/0048-9697(95)04662-k

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“…The I/M system introduced in Mexico city with high volume, centralized test centers is an example of a successful program on a large scale (Gwalliam, 2004). In Beijing, according to Kebin and Chang, (1999) (Faiz et al, 1996). Contrary to the aforementioned studies, Hubbard (1997) argued that the existing I/M programs in the United States have generated, at most, small environmental benefits.…”

Section: Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…It required gasoline-powered automobiles to pass inspections every two years (Faiz et al, 1996). In other states, depending upon the state's performance standards, motorists have to satisfy I/M requirements (Harrington et al, 2000).…”

Section: Vehicle Inspection and Maintenance Programsmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…CAFE was one of the outcomes of this Act (Faiz et al, 1996;Kirby, 1995). CAFE standards were initially set for cars and light trucks (light vehicles) (DeCicco, 1995).…”

Section: Corporate Average Fuel Economy Standards In the United Statesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…Until the 1990s, when significant improvements in fuel quality began to be implemented, lead content was excessively high (Table 3). Lead in gasoline has been a serious public health concern globally, because it is released predominantly in the form of PM 10 , and even low lead levels can cause neurological effects in children, which can persist even after exposure ends ( Faiz et al, 1992). Benzene, a known carcinogen implicated in adult leukemia and lung cancer, and for which the WHO specifies no safe limit in air (Faiz et al, 1992), was not controlled in Indian Pakistan until recently (Table 3).…”

Section: Urban Air Pollution In Pakistanmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In Karachi, for example, the average speed for motorized passenger vehicles ranged from 25 to 50 km/hr in the 1990s . Besides causing time and productivity losses, congestion can increase fuel consumption, and carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon emissions per vehicle-kilometer, by 200% or more (Faiz et al, 1992).…”

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A Review of Transport and Urban Air Pollution in Pakistan

Ilyas¹

2010

Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management

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ABSTRACT:Nowadays air over major cities throughout the world has become over burdened with gases produced by automobiles. The death rate due to automobiles pollution is increasing rapidly in the metropolitan areas. With passage of time people realized that polluted air had serious effects on their health, climate and economics. Weather and climate have the integrated impact on human activities which are resulting in worldwide concentration of the particulate of environmental pollution viz. chloroflorocarbons (CFCs), carbon dioxide, methane, nitrogen oxide, lead and several other dust and gaseous particles.The rapid growth in motor vehicle activity in Pakistan and other rapidly industrializing low-income countries is contributing to high levels of urban air pollution, among other adverse socioeconomic, environmental, health, and welfare impacts. This paper first discusses the local, regional, and global impacts associated with air pollutant emissions resulting from motor vehicle activity, and the technological, behavioral, and institutional factors that have contributed to these emissions, in Pakistan. The paper then discusses some implementation issues related to various policy measures that have been undertaken, and the challenges of the policy context. Finally, the paper presents insights and lessons based on the recent Pakistan experience, for better understanding and more effectively addressing the transport air pollution problem in Pakistan and similar countries, in a way that is sensitive to their needs, capabilities, and constraints. @JASEM

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NO2 pollution decrease in big cities of Latin America during COVID-19 pandemic

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Miller

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NO2 is a mainly anthropogenic gas that affects population health and its exposure is associated with several respiratory diseases. Its tropospheric concentration is associated with vehicle emissions. During 2020, COVID-19 lockdowns have impeded population's mobility, hence constructing an almost ideal situation to study their relationship with tropospheric NO2 concentration. We used TROPOMI satellite images, Google mobility reports and vehicule count in order to study these relationships in six big Latin American metropolitan areas. In all of them, tropospheric NO2 concentration decreased during 2020 compared to 2019, particularly during April 2020. The daily vehicle count in Buenos Aires was a significantly important variable in order to explain NO2 concentration variations. This study strengthens previous research findings about NO2 concentration reduction during COVID-19 lockdowns and shows the relationship between human mobility and air pollution in the particular context of Latin America big cities.

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Air pollution from motor vehicles: issues and options for Latin American countries

Cited by 29 publications

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A Review Of Regulatory Instruments To Control Environmental Externalities From The Transport Sector

A Review Of Regulatory Instruments To Control Environmental Externalities From The Transport Sector

A Review of Transport and Urban Air Pollution in Pakistan

NO2 pollution decrease in big cities of Latin America during COVID-19 pandemic

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