Chapter 15 - Changing the technical priorities over pollution and noise nuisance

Introduction

A century of coal and petroleum based politics

Origins of problems in the supply of petrol

Noise pollution

Visualising environmental penalties - intrusion and pollution

Gaseous emissions and treaty obligations

Other polluting chemical emissions arising from petrol use

Fuel and emission standards for diesel engines

Penalties from carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and carbon fluoro-carbons

Pollutants associated with diesel fuel use

Asbestos, benzene and other airborne pollution risks to human lungs

Managing the risks of the water-borne pollutants arising from motorways

Towards a British perspective on planning for the future