Air Pollution Created by Aircraft Jet Engine Emissions: Joint Hearing Before the Committee on Commerce and the Subcommittee on Air and Water Pollution of the Committee on Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session ... February 4, 1970 |
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Page 29 - activity in the United States and to identify needs for control measures. Emphasis must be placed particularly on the assessment of air pollutant levels in the air terminal environment and their effects on health and safety and on evaluation of possible long-term effects of upper atmospheric pollution resulting from aircraft flight activity.
Page 1 - The committee will come to order. Mr. Secretary, we welcome you here today to this hearing. As you probably know, the Senate Committee on Commerce and the Air and Water Pollution Subcommittee of the Public Works Committee have been holding joint hearings on pollution matters. Today we are going to discuss this matter
Page 28 - was available to deal with this problem that we have been talking about this morning, and went on to say that: Accordingly, it is the intention of this Department to encourage such action by engine manufacturers and airline operators and to keep close watch on their
Page 31 - Senator SPONG. Again in the report, and I quote, you say "It is the Department's conclusion that adoption and enforcement of State or local emission control regulations pertaining to aircraft cannot be adequately justified at this time. The Department recommends that if and
Page 13 - 4. Aircraft engine emissions in the lower atmosphere are primarily the result of ground operations, and the approach and takeoff segments of an aircraft's flight pattern. Airport designs which minimize aircraft ground operations, plus the use of low-pollution aircraft-to-terminal transportation can produce meaningful results in all receptor areas.
Page 31 - regulations become necessary, the rationale used to develop Federal rather than local emission standards for motor vehicles be applied to aircraft." Is that statement reflective of the current departmental position?
Page 28 - If, at any time, it appears that progress is inadequate or the completion of the work will be unduly prolonged, or that the concern of the industry lags, the
Page 13 - 3. Total particulates, hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide emissions reduction from turbine engines may be realized as a consequence of improved combustion design for improved performance and for the control of visible emissions.
Page 19 - the day may come in the not too distant future when we may want to preempt this field. I would hope this could be done in consultation with and in concert with
Page 10 - Secretaries John A. Volpe of Transportation and Robert H. Finch of HEW said top officials of 31 carriers represented have agreed to begin within 90 days the installation of smoke reduction devices on the affected aircraft.