Unleaded Gasoline Shortages and Fuel Switching |
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| Authors: | Thomas F Heinsheimer John S Nevitt Mike A Nazemi |
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| Institution: | South Coast Air Quality Management District , El Monte , California , USA |
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| Abstract: | The use of leaded gasoline in automobiles equipped with catalytic converters causes deactivation of the converters and leads to significant increases in emissions of reactive hydrocarbons, a precursor of ozone. Such fuel switching may be a contributing factor to the increase in photochemical smog levels recently observed in the South Coast Air Basin (SOCAB). |
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