Authors : O. Obodeh , B.E. Omogbeme and O. Osakwe
Abstract: This study was undertaken to quantity the amount of evaporative running loss emissions released by gasoline powered motor vehicles subjected to variety of conditions typical of Nigerian urban roads. The vehicle tested was desired to be representative of gasoline powered motor vehicles on Nigerian roads. The results indicate that the amount of unburned hydrocarbon emitted during the average life span of a Nigerian gasoline powered motor vehicle without evaporation emission control systems and driven under conditions typical of Nigerian urban roads, is about 482.5 L. This revealed that every year about 88.1 million of gasoline is lost through evaporation from gasoline powered motor vehicles.
O. Obodeh , B.E. Omogbeme and O. Osakwe , 2008. Assessment of Running Losses from Gasoline Powered Vehicles within Benin, Nigeria. Environmental Research Journal, 2: 33-36.