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Measurement, Modeling, And Mitigation Of Lead Impacts From General Aviation, Stephen Neil Feinberg
Measurement, Modeling, And Mitigation Of Lead Impacts From General Aviation, Stephen Neil Feinberg
McKelvey School of Engineering Theses & Dissertations
Airborne lead (Pb) has been regulated as a criteria pollutant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) since the Clean Air Act and its amendments in the 1970s. During the 1970s, atmospheric Pb emissions were dominated by the combustion of leaded automobile fuel and metals manufacturing. Over time, those emissions have decreased greatly and according to the EPA the largest emitter of Pb today is piston-engine aircraft. Additionally, in 2008 the EPA reduced the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for Pb by an order of magnitude. These combined factors served as the impetus for further study of general …