Hair Evidence Confirms Leaded Gas Ban Cut Public Lead Exposure
TL;DR
A University of Utah study analyzed 100-year hair samples from Salt Lake City residents and found lead levels were high before EPA rules on leaded gasoline, then declined sharply after the regulations: about 50 ppm in the 1970s dropping to ~10 ppm in the 1990s, with post-2020 averages around 13 ppm. The findings support the public-health benefits of banning leaded fuel, though leaded aviation fuel and other sources still exist globally (e.g., Algeria only fully banned by 2021, and roughly a quarter-million airplanes still use leaded gas).
Topics:healthenvironment#environment#environmental-regulation#epa#hair-analysis#lead-exposure#leaded-gasoline
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- A century of hair samples proves leaded gas ban worked Ars Technica
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