A "GIFT OF GOD"?: THE PUBLIC HEALTH CONTROVERSY OVER LEADED GASOLINE DURING THE 1920S

The intent of this paper is to show that as early as the 1920s public health experts, government officials, scientists, corporate leaders, labor, and the public were acutely aware of the dangers posed by the introduction of lead into gasoline. A spirited and often heated controversy arose with debates centering on issues of health and public policy that remain current today. By examining this controversy, the authors of this paper illustrate how, at every stage of the debate, the political, economic, and scientific issues were inextricably intertwined.

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• Authors:
  • Rosner, D
  • Markowitz, G
• Publication Date: 1985-4

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos; References;
• Pagination: p. 344-352
• Serial:
  • American Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 75
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: American Public Health Association
  • ISSN: 0090-0036
  • EISSN: 1541-0048
  • Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Awareness; Economic factors; History; Leaded gasoline; Policy; Politics; Public health; Scientists
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; History; Policy;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00452276
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 721
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM