The New York City Metropolitan Transportation Authority has made a commitment to establish one of the cleanest bus fleets in the country by introducing hybrid- electric buses to replace tradition diesel buses.

A diesel bus (Courtesy of Tri-Met)

Question:

1. What type of effects do traditional diesel buses have on the environment and on the public’s health?

2. What do the new hybrid buses offer in terms of public health and environmental protection?

Refrences:
1. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/retrofit/documents/f02048.pdf

2. http://www.epa.gov/orcdizux/retrofit/documents/nyc_2.pdf

3. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/invntory/overview/pollutants/nox.htm#

4. http://www.epa.gov/otaq/invntory/overview/pollutants/pm.htm

5. http://www.navc.org/Navc9837.pdf

6. http://www.ott.doe.gov/otu/field_ops/pdfs/nyct_final_results.pdf

7. http://www.vpirg.org/campaigns/environmentalHealth/dieselExhaust.html

8. http://www.cai-infopool.org/bus_overview.htm

9. http://www.nrdc.org/air/transportation/pd-ebus.asp

Research conducted by Susan Fraymovich