CT VW Final Mitigation Plan

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2018. State of Connecticut Mitigation Plan under Volkswagen and Vehicle Partial Consent Decrees, Appendix D. Connecticut Department of Energy Rev. 4/26/2018 and Environmental Protection 1. Table of Contents I. BACKGROUND ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ............... 3. II. CONNECTICUT'S AIR QUALITY 4. A. NOx and OZONE ........................................ ........................................ ........................................ ............ 5. B. CLIMATE CHANGE.

Rev. 4/26/2018 5 A. NOx and OZONE NOx reacts in the atmosphere, in the presence of sunlight, to form ground-level ozone (smog). 6The adverse health effects of ozone and diesel exhaust are well documented.,7 These studies show that ozone can irritate the …