Motorcycles emit 'disproportionately high' amounts of air pollutants

Motorcycles collectively emit 16 times more hydrocarbons, three times more carbon monoxide and a “disproportionately high” amount of other air pollutants compared to passenger cars, according to a Swiss study to be published in the Jan. 1 issue of the American Chemical Society’s journal Environmental Science & Technology.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news9179.html">Motorcycles emit 'disproportionately high' amounts of air pollutants</a></p> <p>Motorcycles collectively emit 16 times more hydrocarbons, three times more carbon monoxide and a “disproportionately high” amount of other air pollutants compared to passenger cars, according to a Swiss study to be published in the Jan. 1 issue of the American Chemical Society’s journal <i>Environmental Science & Technology</i>.</p>