Study Finds Increased Lead Exposure in Children Living Near California Airport

Study Finds Increased Lead Exposure in Children Living Near California Airport
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX aircraft are parked on the tarmac after being grounded, at the Southern California Logistics Airport in Victorville, Calif., on March 28, 2019. Mark Ralston/AFP via Getty Images
Efthymis Oraiopoulos
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A new study from Colorado State University found that lead levels in the blood of children living near airports are higher due to the leaded gasoline of aircraft.

According to the study, 4 million Americans live within about 547 yards (500 meters) of an airport that has aircraft using leaded fuel, and 170,000 such aircraft are in use nationwide.
Efthymis Oraiopoulos
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