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18 Society Should Be Protected from the Metal Threat
18 Society Should Be Protected from the Metal Threat
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Vehicle exhausts account for up to 80 percent of the total lead content in the atmosphere. Using ethylized gasoline with a high lead content results in widespread heavy metal pollution of the atmosphere.
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The UN Committee on Sustainable Development considers a general prohibition of ethylized gasoline a primary health protection task for the global population. The plan for complete cessation of leaded gasoline production was discussed at the Conference of the European Environmental Ministers in 1998 in Denmark.
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The change to unleaded gasoline is economically effective for vehicle owners, oil refining enterprises, and society as a whole. The change to unleaded gasoline has real advantages, especially for developing countries.
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