I'm an owner of a 2014 VW passat TDI. And I'm sure all of you are aware of the VW scandal.
Well initially, I didn't pay much attention to the news of the scandal breaking out as I figured it would be a quick fix and that I'd eventually just need to bring my car in for a couple hours. After reading more into it, I started to realize the depth of what they actually did.
And the more I read, the more i learned. One of the things, was that NOx, can cause respiratory problems, especially people who have had asthma. After reading that, i started to connect some of my current health problems to this scandal.
I bought my car a year and a half ago and have since put 82k miles on my car. I'm an uber driver and on average have probably spent 60-70 hours a week in my car. Now that I have the information I can look back and link the dots, but a couple months after getting my car I did start to notice this odd breathing sensation. Didn't happen very often, but I did notice it.
I moved up to the bay area around September of last year for work. And when I did that, that's when I ended up spending anywhere from 80-100 hours/ week in my car. That's also when I started to notice this breathing sensation becoming a bigger problem. I eventually went to my doctor and he actually diagnosed me with a mild case of COPD (At the time, I thought it was extremely odd because it wasn't like i was smoking or doing anything to deteriorate my respiratory function).
I find it extremely suspicious that these symptoms started happening right around the time that I got this car.
With that information at my disposal, i decided to test the air coming into the cabin. I took my car to a sports performance place yesterday and they tested the air. The only thing of significance blowing into the cabin was NOx. It came back reading anywhere from 5-9ppm of NOx. I'm taking my car back today after driving it for a few hours to see if anything changes.
I tried calling the EPA and American Lung Association of America , but neither of them answered. I feel overwhelmed and not exactly sure what to do with these answers.
I'm not sure If these numbers are significant or not. And smog shops don't help me according to NAAQS, ambient air should have no more than .056 ppm of NOx. I've also read studies involving mice where they are exposed to 4.2 PPM of NOx and them showing diminished lung function.
I'm just trying to gather information right now. Mainly what is the average car output of NOx in emissions. Gas and diesel. And any other pointers, knowledge, or anything else would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Well initially, I didn't pay much attention to the news of the scandal breaking out as I figured it would be a quick fix and that I'd eventually just need to bring my car in for a couple hours. After reading more into it, I started to realize the depth of what they actually did.
And the more I read, the more i learned. One of the things, was that NOx, can cause respiratory problems, especially people who have had asthma. After reading that, i started to connect some of my current health problems to this scandal.
I bought my car a year and a half ago and have since put 82k miles on my car. I'm an uber driver and on average have probably spent 60-70 hours a week in my car. Now that I have the information I can look back and link the dots, but a couple months after getting my car I did start to notice this odd breathing sensation. Didn't happen very often, but I did notice it.
I moved up to the bay area around September of last year for work. And when I did that, that's when I ended up spending anywhere from 80-100 hours/ week in my car. That's also when I started to notice this breathing sensation becoming a bigger problem. I eventually went to my doctor and he actually diagnosed me with a mild case of COPD (At the time, I thought it was extremely odd because it wasn't like i was smoking or doing anything to deteriorate my respiratory function).
I find it extremely suspicious that these symptoms started happening right around the time that I got this car.
With that information at my disposal, i decided to test the air coming into the cabin. I took my car to a sports performance place yesterday and they tested the air. The only thing of significance blowing into the cabin was NOx. It came back reading anywhere from 5-9ppm of NOx. I'm taking my car back today after driving it for a few hours to see if anything changes.
I tried calling the EPA and American Lung Association of America , but neither of them answered. I feel overwhelmed and not exactly sure what to do with these answers.
I'm not sure If these numbers are significant or not. And smog shops don't help me according to NAAQS, ambient air should have no more than .056 ppm of NOx. I've also read studies involving mice where they are exposed to 4.2 PPM of NOx and them showing diminished lung function.
I'm just trying to gather information right now. Mainly what is the average car output of NOx in emissions. Gas and diesel. And any other pointers, knowledge, or anything else would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks