Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health

In September 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to the automobile manufacturer Volkswagen.1 It alleges that four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel vehicles from the years 2009–2015 included software that circumvented accurate emi...

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Authors: Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-, Turner, Michelle C.
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Publication Date:2016
Country:España
Institution:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Keyword:Aire -- Contaminació
Automòbils
Motors Diesel -- Contaminació
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spelling Commentary: diesel, cars, and public healthRojas Rueda, David, 1979-Turner, Michelle C.Aire -- ContaminacióAutomòbilsMotors Diesel -- ContaminacióIn September 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to the automobile manufacturer Volkswagen.1 It alleges that four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel vehicles from the years 2009–2015 included software that circumvented accurate emissions testing for certain air pollutants—in particular, nitrogen oxides (NOx). The US EPA and the California Air Resources Board determined that such vehicles emitted up to 40 times more NOx than current emission standards allow. It is estimated that there are a total of 11 million affected vehicles worldwide.Lippincott Williams & Wilkins20162016info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10230/26322http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000427reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésEpidemiology. 2016; 27(2): 159-162© Lippincott Williams & Wilkins This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Rojas-Rueda D, Turner MC. Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health. Epidemiology. 2016; 27(2): 159-162. DOI 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000427. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0000000000000427info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/263222026-05-29T05:05:01Z
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title Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health
spellingShingle Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health
Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-
Aire -- Contaminació
Automòbils
Motors Diesel -- Contaminació
title_short Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health
title_full Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health
title_fullStr Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health
title_full_unstemmed Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health
title_sort Commentary: diesel, cars, and public health
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-
Turner, Michelle C.
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author_facet Rojas Rueda, David, 1979-
Turner, Michelle C.
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Aire -- Contaminació
Automòbils
Motors Diesel -- Contaminació
topic Aire -- Contaminació
Automòbils
Motors Diesel -- Contaminació
description In September 2015, the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) issued a notice of violation of the Clean Air Act to the automobile manufacturer Volkswagen.1 It alleges that four-cylinder Volkswagen and Audi diesel vehicles from the years 2009–2015 included software that circumvented accurate emissions testing for certain air pollutants—in particular, nitrogen oxides (NOx). The US EPA and the California Air Resources Board determined that such vehicles emitted up to 40 times more NOx than current emission standards allow. It is estimated that there are a total of 11 million affected vehicles worldwide.
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