A personal perspective on the initial federal health-based regulation to remove lead from gasoline

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 117, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1195-1201

  Bridbord, Kenneth ^a   Hanson, David ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b Economic Development Department   (United States)

Author keywords

Gasoline; Government; Health based regulation; Lead; Policy; U.S. EPA

Indexed keywords

GASOLINE; LEAD;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL REMOVAL; LEADERSHIP; LEGAL ASPECT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PEER REVIEW; POLICY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

GASOLINE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 69249151316     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.0800534     Document Type: Review

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