IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROLING OF EFFECTS OF AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST EMMISSION ON HUMAN ENVIRONMENT: THE USE OF BOARD DIAGNOSTIC SOLUTION 

BY

¹IDRIS Baba, ²AJIBOYE, Kehinde and ³YAKUBU, Tsado John 

DEPARTMMENT OF AUTOMOBILE TECHNOLOGY
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (TECH.), LAFIAGI
KWARA STATE, NIGERIA.

Abstract

Automobile exhaust emission is a major challenge to human existence and her environment, and it is a major concern of environmentalists and automobile manufacturers. Cars and heavy duty vehicles exhaust contains chemicals that are hazardous to human health and has serious impact on the environment. Respiratory diseases, anemia, cancer and acidic rain are some of the consequences of the pollution to human and the environment. 70% of automobile technicians attest to the problems in a survey research in Ilorin metropolis on fuel related problems out of 1 00 petrol and diesel engine specialists. This paper therefore examined the effects of automobile exhaust emission on human environment and the need for regulations and equipments through the existing regulatory agencies to find the existing solution to these silent killer problems.

Keywords: Automotive Exhaust, Human Environment, Board Diagnostic, Solution and Effects

IDENTIFICATION AND CONTROLING OF EFFECTS OF AUTOMOTIVE EXHAUST EMMISSION ON HUMAN ENVIRONMENT: THE...