Comparison of Mobile Source Emission from Aircraft, Automobiles, Buses, Trucks, Railroads, and Electric Trains (Project Eagle).

Abstract

The study compares mobile source emissions from aircraft, automobiles, buses, trucks, railroads, and electric trains within the continental United States during the period 1940-1980. This includes air pollution created by operations of air carriers and military and general aviation aircraft. The pollutants considered for all these modes of transportation are carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides and, in addition, for electric trains, pollutant values for sulfur oxides and particulates. It is demonstrated that for the period 1940-1980 public carriers including air transportation show significantly less air pollution than autos both in grams per passenger mile and total tons. (Author Modified Abstract)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0758587

Entities

People

  • Cooper Bright
  • James Mullaly
  • Kenneth Hanko
  • Toivo Lamminen

Organizations

  • Rutgers University–New Brunswick

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Pollution
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Automobiles
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Emission
  • General Aviation Aircraft
  • Nitrogen Oxides
  • Oxides
  • Passengers
  • Railroads
  • Sulfur Compounds
  • Surface Transportation
  • Transportation
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) Technology.