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Air Pollution: Limitations of EPA's Motor Vehicle Emissions Model and Plans to Address Them

RCED-97-210 Published: Sep 15, 1997. Publicly Released: Sep 30, 1997.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) MOBILE series of complex computer models to estimate motor vehicle emissions, focusing on the model's major limitations and EPA's process for improving the current and future versions of the model.

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Air pollution controlComputer modelingMotor vehicle pollution controlPollution monitoringProjectionsStatistical methodsFile transfer protocolFuelsVehicle emissionsCarbon monoxide