The curious case of the date of introduction of leaded fuel to Australia: Implications for the history of Southern Hemisphere atmospheric lead pollution

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 14, 2005, Pages 2553-2557

  Cook, D E ^a   Gale, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Dating methods; Lead pollution; Southern Hemisphere; Tetraethyl lead

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CRUDE PETROLEUM; FUELS; LEAD; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION;

ATMOSPHERIC LEAD; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LEADED FUEL; OIL COMPANIES;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

FUEL; GASOLINE; LEAD; TETRAETHYLLEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; LEAD;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHRONOLOGY; OIL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 17744377240     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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