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The Ongoing Challenge of Managing Carbon Monoxide Pollution in Fairbanks, Alaska Interim Report (2002) / Chapter Skim
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Pages 122-130

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... Air tonics Air toxics is a generic term referring to a host of carcinogens, neurotoxins, allergens, and other harmful atmospheric pollutants. The Clean Air Act Amendments of ~ 990 listed ~ 89 of these air toxics as hazardous air pollutants (HAPs)
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... Criteria air pollutants A group of six common air pollutants (carbonmonoxide, lead, nitrogen dioxide, ozone, particulate matter, and sulfur dioxide) regulated by the federal government since the passage of the Clean Air Act in ~ 970 on the basis of information on the health and/or environmental effects of each pollutant.
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... Federal Test Procedure (FTP) A certification test for measuring the tailpipe and evaporative emissions from new vehicles over the Urban Dynamometer Driving Schedule, which attempts to simulate an urban driving cycle.
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... Loaded-mode emissions test—An emissions test performed with the engine in gear. Malfunction indicator light (MIL)
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... National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) Standards set by EPA for the maximum levels of criteria air pollutants that can exist in the outdoor air without unacceptable effects on human health or the public welfare.
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... —Gasoline containing oxygenates, typically methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) or ethanol, intended to reduce production of carbon monoxide, a criteria air pollutant.
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... resulting from RFG use in motor vehicles might be significantly and consistently lower than such emissions resulting from use of conventional gasolines. The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments require sale of RFG in the nine areas with the most severe ozone pollution problems.
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... Supplemental Federal Test Procedure (SFTP) The SFTP is a certification test for measuring the tailpipe and evaporative emissions from new vehicles that includes two driving cycles not represented in the FTP.
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... strategies TST strategies attempt to reduce emissions by changing the physical infrastructure of the road system to improve traffic flow and reduce stop-and-go movements. Two-way catalytic converter A first generation catalytic converter designed to oxidize CO and VOC emissions from gasoline-fueled vehicles.
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