Development of motor exhaust emission standards in California

Conference · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1960 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:6047561

Maga, J A; Hass, G C

Motor vehicle exhaust emissions are one of the most important causes of air pollution in California. Emissions from motor vehicles contribute a large part of the organics, carbon monoxide, and oxides of nitrogen in the atmosphere of the State's metropolitan regions. The need to control motor vehicle exhausts was first indicated in 1950 when it was demonstrated that organics and oxides of nitrogen were important factors in photochemical smog. Since that time the significance of vehicle exhaust in the State's air pollution problem has been even more firmly established. While acknowledging a responsibility for controlling vehicle emissions, the State administration expressed the view that control legislation should be preceded by the adoption of standards of community air quality and motor vehicle exhaust emissions. These standards would provide a legal base for the enactment of control legislation. Accordingly, the Legislature passed Assembly Bill No. 1368 and Senate Bill No. 117 requiring the State Department of Public Health to develop and publish before February 1, 1960, standards for the emission of exhaust contaminants from motor vehicles.

• Research Organization: California Dept. of Public Health, Berkeley
• OSTI ID: 6047561
• Conference Information: Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Journal Volume: 10:5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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