Sugarcane bioethanol — R&D for Productivity and Sustainability

THE IMPACT OF ETHANOL USE ON AIR QUALITY IN MAJOR CITIES

Szwarc, Alfred;

Resumo:

Air pollution has been a serious problem for industrialized countries for various decades, and more recently it has affected many developing countries. The damaging effects of atmospheric pollution on human health, ecosystems and the economy are well known and are described in hundreds of scientific studies. While there are various important sources of atmospheric pollutants1, the principal cause of air pollution in a large percentage of urban agglomerations is the intensive consumption of fossil fuels for passengers and cargo transportation. Growing fleets of automobiles, pickups, vans, trucks, buses and motorcycles are usually the principal sources of pollutant emissions in these regions. A complex association of factors related to the vehicles (their age and state of maintenance, engine characteristics, fuel quality and characteristics and so on) and also to their use (profile, the intensity and traffic flow, road characteristics, average mileage and so on) are all factors that determine pollutant emission and, as a consequence, the impact on air quality.

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DOI: 10.5151/BlucherOA-Sugarcane-SUGARCANEBIOETHANOL_21

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SZWARC, Alfred; "THE IMPACT OF ETHANOL USE ON AIR QUALITY IN MAJOR CITIES", p. 185 -194. In: Sugarcane bioethanol — R&D for Productivity and Sustainability. São Paulo: Blucher, .
ISBN: 978-85-212-0822-8, DOI 10.5151/BlucherOA-Sugarcane-SUGARCANEBIOETHANOL_21