title: Evaluation of emission characteristics and compliance of emission standards for in-use petrol driven vehicles in Delhi.
abstract: The tail pipe CO (carbon monoxide) and HC (hydrocarbon) emission characteristics of in-use petrol driven vehicles were evaluated between November 1996 through September 1997 in Delhi. A total of 4300 vehicles were checked at CRRI Pollution Checking Centre. Approximately 90% of the total vehicles meet the prescribed CO emission standards even without following routine I/M practices. The age of the vehicles appeared to have influence on the emission characteristics. The non-compliance level was found to be higher for older vehicles. Insignificant correlation was observed between CO and HC emissions for all categories of in-use petrol driven vehicles. The emission reduction (gain) in CO and HC emissions was observed for two wheelers equipped with four-stroke engines and four wheelers fitted with catalytic converters over their respective conventional vehicles. The observed high compliance levels indicate that existing tail pipe emission standards are lenient and need to be reviewed. The emission standards are proposed for different categories of in-use petrol driven vehicles.
authors.affiliation: Environmental and Road Traffic Safety Division, Central Road Research Institute, New Delhi 110020.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Sarin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shanmugum
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D002248:Carbon Monoxide / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005742:Gasoline; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006838:Hydrocarbons / Q000032:analysis; D007194:India; D018986:Motor Vehicles; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D005742:Gasoline; D006838:Hydrocarbons; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D002248:Carbon Monoxide