RESEARCH PAPER
Decrease in ambient air lead concentrations in Varna, Bulgaria, associated with the introduction of unleaded gasoline.
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Department of Ecology and Marine Sciences, Technical University of Varna, Varna, Bulgaria.
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Division of Toxicology and Environmental Medicine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, Atlanta, GA, USA
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Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ann Agric Environ Med. 2010;17(2):259–261
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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.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This research was partly supported by the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) Education and Research
Center at the University of Cincinnati Grant #T42/CCT510420.
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