Lead Poisoning Prevention Week set Oct 21, 2009
Now that we know the dangers of lead, house paint is almost lead-free, leaded gasoline has been phased out, and household plumbing is no longer made with lead materials. How does lead affect your child's health. (Chatham Star Tribune, VA)
EPA probes Atlanta lead smelter Oct 18, 2009
Additional lead deposits may have come from nearby I-85, which would have been traveled for years by vehicles spewing exhaust from leaded gasoline. Winds in Atlanta generally blow from west to east, and from northwest to southeast. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Uravan lawsuit: Health hazards from the past versus today Sep 13, 2009
On the other hand, not surprisingly, no physicians would testify that there was no way that some other cause such as smoking, bad genes, or exposure sometime in their life to pollutants such as leaded gasoline or urban air pollution could have caused cancer. Advertisement. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Long-Term Lead Exposure Linked to Heart Deaths Sep 10, 2009
Before being banned in the mid-1990s, leaded gasoline was a major source of U.S. environmental lead exposure. Current sources of exposure are chipping, flaking lead in paint in older homes, water pipes in older homes, lead in food and drinking water and hobbies that involve casting ammunition, toy soldiers, fishing weights, lead in solder for making stained glass and some ceramic glazes. (MEDLINEplus)
Lead in Bones May Harm Heart Sep 10, 2009
While people in the United States are exposed to far less lead than they used to be, thanks to the phasing out of leaded gasoline and lead paint, people in many other parts of the world still face heavy exposure to the toxic metal, the researcher said. The current findings may help explain why heart-related deaths are declining in developed nations, but is on the rise in some developing countries, he and his colleagues say. (Newsmax)
Lead poisoning scandals highlight China's lack of oversight Aug 22, 2009
In 1999, China banned production of leaded gasoline, which contributes to lead in the atmosphere an effort the US began in 1973. But medical researchers say that the effects of lead poisoning, ranging from memory loss to damage to the nervous and reproductive systems, will affect thousands of Chinese children the rest of their lives. (Christian Science Monitor -- World)
Energy independence the goal Jun 2, 2009
Karsner said that similar arguments against unleaded gasoline surfaced when the nation began moving away from leaded gasoline. Critics of ethanol say it has resulted in a rise in grocery goods, from tortillas to beer to toothpaste. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
City continues rehab work at former petroleum plant May 7, 2009
The property formerly owned by Dennis Jevne was the site of a bulk petroleum facility that stored leaded gasoline for over 20 years before the land was annexed by the city. According to a report filed by Sand Creek in March 2006 that included consultation with the DNR, the contaminated soil had not affected the groundwater to a degree that would pose an immediate concern for the neighbors in the vicinity of the Driscoll Road property. (Forest Republican, WI)
Surprising Clouds Forming Due to Lead in Air Apr 20, 2009
On the bright side, humans put less lead into the atmosphere than they did during the 20th-century heyday of leaded gasoline. But lead emissions could hit lofty heights again if coal plants proliferate without stringent controls. (National Geographic)
Scientists weigh geoengineering in global warming battle Apr 20, 2009
"Most of the lead in the atmosphere is not natural," Cziczo notes, but was spewed out in leaded gasoline in previous decades and is still used in light aircraft engines. Lead is one of the worst pollutants of the industrial age, linked to lowered intelligence scores, nerve damage and high blood pressure, among many other ills. (USA Today -- Tech)
State lawmakers banning tire lead weights Apr 18, 2009
When they took the lead out gasoline there were incredible statistical decreases in violent crime that have been directly related to leaded gasoline. Aren't there about a dozen things that do the job just as well as lead for balancing tires. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Is The Volt The Car Of The Future? Apr 15, 2009
It's like catalytic converters or when we went from regular leaded gasoline to unleaded, did we have a choice, no. That's how it must be for hybrids, the consumer shoudn't have a choice, just require the car companies to stop making cars that aren't hybrids, they all have some hybrids in their lineup. Posted by lexern at 10:00 PM : Apr 14, 2009. (CBS News)
Business Briefs Apr 13, 2009
The aver age national price for self-serve regular un leaded gasoline was 2. 048 a gallon on April 10. (New York Post -- Business)
STUDY: Children's lead levels, SAT scores linked Feb 8, 2009
The average amount of lead in children's blood dropped sharply in the 1970s and later, mostly because of a phaseout of leaded gasoline in the 1970s; at the same time, paint manufacturers phased out lead house paint. Nevin made a splash a few years back with another provocative thesis: He found that unleaded gas probably did more to reduce crime in the 1990s than did any crime prevention strategy, such as higher concentrations of police on city streets. (USA Today -- News)
