This book covers the underlying processes which cause pollutant emissions and explores possibilities for their reduction.

Chapters include:

* Causes of pollutants and their toxicity
* Design features which influence pollutant emissions and fuel consumption in four-stroke engines
* Engine-related measures which reduce pollutant emissions and fuel consumption in two-strokes
* Exhaust aftertreatment methods
* The influence of fuel and lubricants on emissions and fuel consumption
* Problems with CO2 emissions
* Laws regulating the emission of pollutants and maximum fuel consumption of combustion engines (United States, Europe, and Japan)

Co-published by SAE and Springer-Verlag.