Air Quality Standards for Lead Now 10 Times Stronger

Posted on October 24, 2008 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Environmental Protection.

EPA recently strengthened the nation’s air quality standards for lead, improving public health protection, especially for children. The new standards tighten the allowable lead level 10 times to 0.15 micrograms of lead per cubic meter of air (ug/m3).

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Laura L. Barnes is a librarian at the Prairie Research Institute Library, embedded at the Illinois Sustainable Technology Center, and writes for Environmental News Bits.
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