Assessment of the Potential to Reduce Emissions from Road Transportation, Notably NOx, Through the Use of Alternative Vehicles and Fuels in the Great Smoky Mountains Region

• Main Author: Sheffield, J.
• Other Authors: United States. Department of Energy.
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Oak Ridge National Laboratory 2001
• Subjects: Nitrogen Oxides; Particulates; Air Pollution; Us Epa; Carbon Monoxide; Organic Compounds; Appalachian Mountains; 33 Advanced Propulsion Systems; Sulfur Dioxide; Ozone; Health Hazards; Visibility; Pollution; Pollutants; sami
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.2172/814487; http://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc739853/

Air pollution is a serious problem in the region of the Great Smoky Mountains. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may designate non-attainment areas by 2003 for ozone. Pollutants include nitrogen oxides (NO{sub x}), sulfur dioxide (SO{sub 2}), carbon monoxide (CO), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), lead, and particulate matter (PM), which are health hazards, damage the environment, and limit visibility. The main contributors to this pollution are industry, transportation, and utilities. Reductions from all contributors are needed to correct this problem. While improvements are projected in each sector over the next decades, the May 2000 Interim Report issued by the Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative (SAMI) suggests that the percentage of NO{sub x} emissions from transportation may increase.