All About Emission Sources

Male Speaker: This section examines Sources of Emission from light vehicles. The term emission
normally refers to the pollution produced by a light vehicle during normal use. Emission control
systems are designed to limit the pollution caused by the harmful products of storing and burning
fuel. Emissions from a petrol-driven motor vehicle usually come from four sources. The fuel tank,
the carburetor, the crankcase and the exhaust system. The fuel tank and carburetor allow fuel to
evaporate and escape to the atmosphere. These are called Evaporative Emissions. The Crankcase
and exhaust system emit pollutants directly from the engine, into the atmosphere. They are caused
when hydrocarbons, lead compounds and oxygen and nitrogen from the air are burned in the
combustion chamber. In a compression ignition engine, emissions originate from the engine and
escape to the atmosphere from the exhaust and the crankcase breathes.