Impact of the Volkswagen emissions control defeat device on US public health

Impact of the Volkswagen emissions control defeat device on US public health

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has alleged that Volkswagen Group of America (VW) violated the Clean Air Act (CAA) by developing and installing emissions control system ‘defeat devices’ (software) in model year 2009–2015 vehicles with 2.0 litre diesel engines. VW has admitted the inclus...

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Main Authors: Steven R H Barrett, Raymond L Speth, Sebastian D Eastham, Irene C Dedoussi, Akshay Ashok, Robert Malina, David W Keith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2015-01-01
Series:Environmental Research Letters
Subjects:
light duty vehicles
emissions control
defeat devices
air quality
public health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/10/11/114005

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