Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) Test Project
The Clean Air Strategic Alliance’s (CASA) vehicle emissions team and several partners worked together to evaluate if DPFs can work effectively during Canada’s winter months and reduce transportation emissions.
There have been many technological advances to help reduce pollutants from cars, trucks, and other types of vehicles. Now there is technology called the diesel particulate filter (DPF) to reduce emissions from some heavy-duty diesel-powered vehicles.
The one-year project took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from January 2003 to February 2004. Two Edmonton Transit System (ETS) buses were retrofitted with DPFs.
Project objectives:
- Demonstrate effectiveness of diesel engine emission reduction technology in an Alberta context (i.e. under local environmental conditions).
- Provide an opportunity for Alberta's transportation/transit industries to acquire hands-on experience with the installation, use and performance characteristics of filter technology.
- Increase public and private transportation industry awareness of existing and emerging filter emission reduction technology.
- Stimulate transportation/transit industry's interest in and adoption of air pollution reduction devices.
- Increase public awareness of air quality issues.
- Improve urban air quality.
Interim reports
- Project outcomes summary, February 2005
- Interim results from the second round of testing, March 2004
- Project outcomes summary, February 2005
- Interim results from the second round of testing, March 2004
- First round of results, July 2003
- Final report
If you’d like more information, please email casa@casahome.org