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Compressed Natural Gas

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-005995

An alternative fuel for motor vehicles; considered one of the cleanest because of low hydrocarbon emissions and its vapors are relatively non-ozone producing. However, vehicles fueled with CNG do emit a significant quantity of nitrogen oxides.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-005995
FieldEnvironment
SubjectGeneral environmental
AbbreviationCNG
ReferencesTerms of Environment
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Compressed Natural Gas",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "An alternative fuel for motor vehicles; considered one of the cleanest because of low hydrocarbon emissions and its vapors are relatively non-ozone producing. However, vehicles fueled with CNG do emit a significant quantity of nitrogen oxides.",
  "abbreviation": "CNG",
  "subject": "General environmental",
  "references": [
    "Terms of Environment"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/compressed-natural-gas/"
}

Record 5,995 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.