Non-road fuel consumption and pollutant emissions ... - BAFU - CH
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<strong>Non</strong>-<strong>road</strong> <strong>fuel</strong> <strong>consumption</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>pollutant</strong> <strong>emissions</strong> FOEN 2008 84<br />
8.4.2 Emissions<br />
Nitrogen oxide <strong>and</strong> PM <strong>emissions</strong> from forestry machines are shown in Figure 43<br />
(top). These are primarily caused by machines equipped with diesel engines. Hydrocarbon<br />
<strong>emissions</strong>, which are disproportionately high (640 tonnes p.a.) in the forestry<br />
sector due to the large number of appliances equipped with 2-stroke engines, are not<br />
shown here. Forestry machinery thus accounts for around 10% of total non-<strong>road</strong> HC<br />
<strong>emissions</strong>.<br />
Development of <strong>pollutant</strong> <strong>emissions</strong> from 1980 to 2020<br />
The shift towards larger machines is having a positive impact on the development of<br />
<strong>pollutant</strong> <strong>emissions</strong> from forestry machinery, since larger engines are subject to more<br />
stringent emission limit values. We can therefore expect <strong>emissions</strong> of nitrogen oxides<br />
<strong>and</strong> particulate matter to decrease significantly over the next few years (Fig. 43, bottom).