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Volkswagen’s emission cheat caused premature deaths in the U.S.

Monday, November 30, 2015 5:21
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Volkswagen’s emission cheat is expected to cause 60 premature deaths in the U.S. The findings come from researchers at MIT. Earlier this year, the car company admitted to cheating on 482,000 emissions tests for diesel vehicles sold in America.

The car manufacturer installed “defeat devices,” which would sense when a vehicle was undergoing an emissions test and only then engage the car’s emissions-control. During regular, day-to-day driving the emissions-control was off. This cheat allowed vehicles to emit 40 times more emissions than what is allowed in the Clean Air Act.

The study found that the amount of pollution emitted by the number of cars sold and extrapolated over the population could have serious health consequences.

Researchers from MIT and Harvard found that the Volkswagen cheat could lead to 60 premature deaths in the U.S. If all recall vehicles are taken off the roads by the end of 2016, an additional 130 premature deaths could be prevented. If the recall is not completed, then the researchers suggest it could lead to 140 early deaths.

 

Read more at http://www.belmarrahealth.com/volkswagens-emission-cheat-caused-premature-deaths-in-the-u-s/

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