The alternative fuel grant is awarded to the Intermodal Transportation Institute (ITI) of the University of Toledo by the United States Department of Transportation (US DOT) and Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA). Dr. Ashok Kumar is the co-principal investigator for this grant. The air pollution research group in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Toledo is working on determining the environmental impact of alternative fuels. The research group would like to express their sincere gratitude to the TARTA management and the employees for their continued interest and involvement in this work. The views expressed on this site are those of the investigator's.