Prevención y control de emisiones contaminantes generadas por motocicletas matriculadas en municipios de la jurisdicción del Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá
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2006
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Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá
Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Corporación Universitaria Lasallista
Abstract
Introduction. The Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley, as an environmental urban authority,
made in the end of 2005 and the beginning of 2006 a campaign of vehicle emissions generated
by motorcycles with two and four stroke engines. Such vehicles are not regulated by the
national environmental laws and their impact on the air quality is really significant. This is done
as a part of the Metropolitan Area of the Aburrá Valley´s mobile sources program.
Objective. Collect information to contribute with the Ministry of Environment, Living and Territorial
Development on the generation of technical data to determine the allowed emissions
limit for the motorcycles commercialized in the country.
Materials and methods. To make this study service centres and assemblers were hired to
synchronize motorcycles with our emission monitoring unit. Then, the motorcycles were verified
before and after the operation. 550 two and four stroke motorcycles were analyzed, and
this equals 1100 gases emissions data before and after the synchronization.
Results. The results of the campaign were sent to national authorities like IDEAM and the
Ministry of Environment, Living and Territorial Development, to serve as a technical basis in the
formulation of emission norms for motorcycles.
Conclusion: Synchronizing the engines of motorcycles contributes to diminish their contaminant
emissions. In four stroke engines, for instance, the reduction of CO can reach a 37% rate.
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Monóxido de carbono, Corporación Universitaria Lasallista, Área Metropolitana del Valle de Aburrá, Motocicletas, Emisión de gases vehiculares, Contaminación del aire, Contaminación del aire - Medellín