RISKS AND BENEFITS FROM LEAD IN GASOLINE; EFFECT ON ENERGY USE AND THE ENVIRONMENT

The following topics are discussed: cost-benefit techniques; importance of food as source of lead exposure for humans; lack of evidence that airborne lead is human health hazard; use of econometric demand estimation model as a means for deriving the benefits of lead levels in gasoline; and EPA regulations.

• Corporate Authors:

  Brookhaven National Laboratory

  Upton, NY  United States 
• Authors:
  • Meier, P M
• Publication Date: 1975-5

Media Info

• Pagination: 8 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Aerosols; Benefit cost analysis; Econometric models; Economics; Energy; Environmental impacts; Environmental protection; Food; Functions; Gasoline; Hazards; Health hazards; Human beings; Lead; Regulations; Risk assessment
• Identifier Terms: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
• Old TRIS Terms: Functional models
• Subject Areas: Economics; Energy; Environment; Highways; Law; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00094758
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Technical Information Service
• Report/Paper Numbers: CONF-750554-2
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 14 1976 12:00AM