Happy New Year 2010 wishes to all CR4 MEMBERS.
The ongoing global warming threats had lead to serious technical considerations and implementations in the fuel usage of engines, emission control measures, improved combustion, energy efficiency, economy and air safety.Recent thread titled "Are Electric Cars an energy Panacea "has some relevance to this thread. The electric cars era should reach the roads no sooner, which was seriously felt on observation and experience of the MERCAPTAN odour menace in cities.
Happened to be a dweller in sub urban township, air pollution menaces are not so seriously felt, since most of the vehicles here are run on petrol.
Recent trends seems more in favour and use of LPG or CNG for economy, efficient combustion and improved emission control. Most of the cars and even bikes are getting converted into gas mainly on cost economy compared to petrol/ diesel.
One more imposition is the insistence on Gas fuel used taxies, Auto rickshaws in major cities like New Delhi, Mumbai. Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Chennai and other cities. Good initiatives and catching up adaptations. Everything looks fine. But a sad note which is supposed to have been felt by all of us.
The Methyl Mercaptan mixture meant for gas leakage detection is felt inside the very cars and foul odour is a big menace. Gas used vehicles could easily be sensed by the bad odour they keep leaving behind.
Cities are mostly run with CNG or LPG gas used auto rickshaws and my recent stay in the Garden City of BANGALORE, which I respect as a green city had made my impression to change. The whole city is haunted by the aura of Methyl Mercaptan foul odour and being a humid atmosphered area, the odour persists over the whole days and people are also got used to the same. I had to count down my days of return to get rid of the odour menace and could do so .
How ever with serious feelings on the fate of inhalers of this odour menace daily.It is also noted that the gas is also a toxic ant restricted to low ppm levels.
*Should this obvious menace of Mercaptan Aura to be continued?
*Is there any alternate ways to escape this?
*Is this a global phenomena?
*Do we have alternate detection measures without this foul odours?
*Is there any regulations on this odour menace?
Can we get rid of this problem or get our senses slowly become immune?
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