Public health impacts of excess NOx emissions from Volkswagen diesel passenger vehicles in Germany
In September 2015, the Volkswagen Group (VW) admitted the use of ‘defeat devices’ designed to lower emissions measured during VW vehicle testing for regulatory purposes. Globally, 11 million cars sold between 2008 and 2015 are affected, including about 2.6 million in Germany. On-road emissions tests...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2017-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research Letters |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa5987 |