Public Health Impact and Economic Costs of Volkswagen’s Lack of Compliance with the United States’ Emission Standards

Public Health Impact and Economic Costs of Volkswagen’s Lack of Compliance with the United States’ Emission Standards

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently issued a notice of violation against Volkswagen (VW) for installing a defective device in certain models of diesel cars to circumvent emission tests for nitrogen oxides (NOx). We quantified the health and economic impacts of extra NOx emissions...

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Main Authors: Lifang Hou, Kai Zhang, Moira A. Luthin, Andrea A. Baccarelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2016-09-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
nitrogen oxides
risk assessment
vehicle emissions
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/13/9/891

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