EPA moves forward on lead in avgas
2023-10-20 01:31:27.036926+02 by Dan Lyke 0 comments
Today in better late than never: Lead pollution from small planes threatens human health, EPA finds:
The move puts the Biden administration in the middle of a brewing fight over how long airports – particularly smaller ones – can continue selling leaded gasoline, despite the health hazards from this powerful neurotoxin. More than 170,000 smaller planes, known as piston-engine aircraft, still use leaded gasoline, according to the EPA, and there is an ongoing dispute about how quickly this form of fuel can be phased out at thousands of airports nationwide.