Toxicological and performance aspects of oxygenated motor vehicle fuels / / Committee on Toxicological and Performance Aspects of Oxygenated Motor Vehicle Fuels ; Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council

• Pubblicazione: Washington, DC, : National Academy Press, 1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Disciplina: 363.738/4
• Soggetto topico: Butyl methyl ether - Toxicology; Gasoline - Toxicology; Automobiles - Environmental aspects
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 141-150).
• Nota di contenuto: Toxicological and Performance Aspects of Oxygenated Motor Vehicle Fuels -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY -- AIR QUALITY -- CRITIQUE OF INTERAGENCY DRAFT REPORT -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- FUEL ECONOMY AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE -- WATER QUALITY -- CRITIQUE OF INTERAGENCY DRAFT REPORT -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- HUMAN EXPOSURE -- CRITIQUE OF INTERAGENCY DRAFT REPORT -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF OXYGENATES -- CRITIQUE OF INTERAGENCY DRAFT REPORT -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF OTHER POLLUTANTS -- CRITIQUE OF INTERAGENCY DRAFT REPORT -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- RISK ASSESSMENT -- CRITIQUE OF INTERAGENCY DRAFT REPORT -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- COSTS AND BENEFITS -- 1 INTRODUCTION -- INTERAGENCY REPORT -- CHARGE TO THE NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL COMMITTEE -- COMMITTEE APPROACH -- STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT -- 2 AIR QUALITY, FUEL ECONOMY, AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE -- FTP EMISSIONS DATA FOR INDIVIDUAL VEHICLES -- ON-ROAD EMISSIONS DATA FROM VEHICLE FLEETS -- LOW-TEMPERATURE VEHICLE-EMISSIONS STUDIES -- AMBIENT STUDIES -- DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN MODEL RESULTS AND OBSERVATIONS -- COPOLLUTANT EFFECTS OF OXYGENATED FUELS -- DYNAMOMETER TESTS -- NOx EMISSIONS -- HC EMISSIONS, MTBE, AND TOXICS -- FIELD MEASUREMENTS -- ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY -- FUEL ECONOMY, ENGINE PERFORMANCE, AND PROGRAM COSTS -- FUEL ECONOMY -- ENGINE PERFORMANCE -- Program Costs -- MODERN TECHNOLOGY -- OVERALL CONCLUSIONS ON AIR QUALITY, FUEL ECONOMY, AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE -- OVERALL RECOMMENDATIONS ON AIR QUALITY, FUEL ECONOMY, AND ENGINE PERFORMANCE -- 3 WATER QUALITY -- OVERVIEW OF WATER QUALITY IN THE INTERAGENCY REPORT -- SECTIONS OF THE INTERAGENCY REPORT REQUIRING CLARIFICATION OR REVISION -- DISCUSSION OF INTERAGENCY REPORT RECOMMENDATIONS -- COMMITTEE'S CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- 4 HUMAN EXPOSURE -- DATA REVIEWED BY THE INTERAGENCY REPORT. ; COMMITTEE CRITIQUE -- OSTP REPORT -- HEI REPORT -- CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- 5 POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF OXYGENATES -- METABOLISM, DISPOSITION, AND TOXICOKINETICS -- DATA REVIEWED IN THE HEI AND OSTP REPORTS -- COMMITTEE CRITIQUE -- CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- SHORT-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS -- ANIMALS -- DATA REVIEWED BY THE HEI AND OSTP REPORTS -- COMMITTEE CRITIQUE -- CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- HUMAN -- EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- ALASKA STUDIES -- CONNECTICUT AND NEW YORK STUDIES -- NEW JERSEY STUDIES -- WISCONSIN STUDIES -- OTHER STUDIES AND REPORTS REVIEWED IN THE HEI AND OSTP REPORTS -- CONTROLLED-EXPOSURE STUDIES -- EPA STUDY -- YALE STUDY -- SWEDISH STUDIES -- ACUTE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS -- EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES -- CONTROLLED-EXPOSURE STUDIES -- CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- EPIDEMIOLOGY -- CHAMBER STUDIES -- ECOLOGICAL STUDIES -- REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL EFFECTS -- DATA REVIEWED IN THE HEI AND OSTP REPORTS -- COMMITTEE SUMMARY -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- LONG-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS -- HUMAN -- ANIMALS -- DATA REVIEWED IN THE HEI AND OSTP REPORTS -- COMMITTEE CRITIQUE -- CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- 6 POTENTIAL HEALTH EFFECTS OF OTHER POLLUTANTS -- COMMITTEE CRITIQUE -- CONCLUSIONS -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- CARBON MONOXIDE -- AIR TOXICS AND SHORT-TERM HEALTH EFFECTS -- OTHERS -- 7 RISK ASSESSMENT -- SYNOPSIS OF THE TWO REPORTS -- HEI REPORT -- SCOPE -- DATA, METHODOLOGY, AND CONCLUSIONS -- OSTP REPORT -- SCOPE -- DATA, METHODOLOGY, AND CONCLUSIONS -- GENERAL COMPARISON OF THE TWO REPORTS WITH RESPECT TO RISK ISSUES -- EVALUATION OF EXISTING ASSESSMENTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR FINAL ASSESSMENT -- GENERAL COMMENTS ON RISK ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF UNCERTAINTIES -- SUGGESTED REFINEMENTS AND IMPROVEMENTS -- SPECIFIC COMMENTS -- CONCLUSIONS -- REFERENCES -- APPENDIX -- DRAFT FOR NAS REVIEW ONLY -- PREFACE -- DRAFT EXECUTIVE SUMMARY. ; Purpose and Background -- Assessment Findings -- Air Quality -- Water Quality -- Fuel Economy and Engine Performance -- Health Effects.
• Titolo autorizzato: Toxicological and performance aspects of oxygenated motor vehicle fuels
• ISBN: 0-309-17531-3; 1-280-24691-X; 9786610246915; 0-309-58947-9; 0-585-02103-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910817169103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II