LEAD IN THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT-1. LEAD IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT-2

INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS, AND OPEN BURNING OF LEAD PAINT COATED WOOD ARE THE MAIN SOURCES OF LEAD POLLUTION OF THE ATMOSPHERE. LEAD ACCUMULATES DOWNWIND, I.E. ON THE LEESIDE OF TRAFFIC CONGESTED MOTORWAYS, REACHING CONCENTRATIONS OF UP TO 700 PPM IN THE NEEDLES OF CONIFERS FLANKING ROADS WITH A TRAFFIC DENSITY OF 1000 CARS PER HOUR. EMPHASIS IS PLACED ON THE DIRECT CONNECTION OF LEAD POLLUTION WITH THE FOOD CHAIN. A POSSIBLE REMEDY APPEARS TO BE A REDUCTION IN LEAD CONTENT OF GASOLINE AND ITS REPLACEMENT WITH HIGH OCTANE RATING ISOPARAFFINS. AIRBORNE LEAD CONCENTRATION, OVERWHELMINGLY DUE TO AUTOMOTIVE TRAFFIC, IS NOW RANGING FROM 0.5 TO MORE THAN 10 G/CU M IN EUROPEAN CITIES. /DOT/

• Supplemental Notes:
  • VOL 5 NO 1,2 PP 59-61
• Authors:
  • Bini, G
• Publication Date: 1973-7-9

Media Info

• Serial:
  • Intl J Environmental Studies

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Exhaust gases; Food; Gasoline; Industrial wastes; Lead (Metal); Plants
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00224507
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 20 1974 12:00AM