Decrease in ambient air lead concentrations in Varna, Bulgaria, associated with the introduction of unleaded gasoline.
Journal Title: Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine - Year 2010, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
An examination of ambient air lead monitoring data was used to demonstrate success of banning the import and use of leaded gasoline in Bulgaria. From 1996-2007 air lead levels in Varna, the third largest city, decreased up to 63-fold.
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Rozalina Chuturkova, Yulia Iossifova, Scott Clark
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