The combination of particle traps and low-sulfur fuel can reduce soot by well over 90 percent, and make deep cuts in other pollutants.
The Department switched to using low-sulfur fuel in 2001 and uses corn-based ethanol in 500 of its 1,500 light-duty trucks.
The new regulation requires that the diesels use only low-sulfur fuel, meeting one demand of environmentalists.
To generate that kind of heat, the melter needs a lot of low-sulfur fuel.
The Clean Air Act is creating demand for low-sulfur fuel.
Moreover, they noted that the low-sulfur fuel was not widely available in the United States.
On thing the county can do is to convert its vehicle fleet, including buses, to low-sulfur fuel, which is more expensive than regular diesel.
The utility would have to burn more expensive low-sulfur fuel.
Sulfur-free or low-sulfur fuels eliminate or reduce hydrogen sulfide.
Although the ship burns heavy fuel, it uses low-sulfur fuel in certain jurisdictions.