Differing legislation between the countries or unions of countries involved in pollution reduction has turned gas measuring technology into such an extremely extensive and complex field that only a few specialists in environmental agencies and the automobile industry have a grasp of it. This book is intended as an overview of the basics of exhaust gas measuring technology describing the interrelation between emissions, immissions and the effects of pollutants.
Overview. - Automobile Exhaus Gas Emissions. - Natural and Anthropogenic Emissions on a Global and Country-related Scale and the Resulting Pollutant concentrations in the Atmosphere. - Air Quality Control. - Effects. - Measuring Methods and Measuring Instruments. - Measurement of Unregulated Exhaust Gas Components and Diesel Exhaust Gas Particles. - Vehicle Exhaust Emission Tests. - Vehicle Exhaust Emission Testing Procedures - Overview and Criticism. - Exhaust Emission Measuring Techniques - Quo Vadis. - Bibiliography. - Index