Benefit/Cost Analysis for State and Local Noise Control Programs, Phase II Report: In-Use Controls of Motor Vehicles with Degraded Mufflers and Regulations Scenerios

摘要

This study projects the noise exposure of the U.S. population from motor vehicles to the Year 2000 and indicates the reduction of such exposures from various new product regulations compared with in-use enforcement programs that concentrate on the removal of a portion of defective motor vehicle exhausts. Along with the benefits, the potential costs of various controls are projected for comparison purposes.