Author(s)

J.M. Baldasano, S. Gasso, O. Puig, and X. Guinarf

Abstract

Lead was classified as a category-one pollutant in the 1st EU programme of action in environmental matters. In 1978 the EU adopted the directive 78/61/ECC which limited the level of lead in petrol to 0.4 g/1. This directive was reinforced by the directive 85/210/ECC, which obliged EU Member States to reduce the level of lead to 0.15 g/1. The percentage of unleaded gasoline consumption in EU countries during 1995 was 67%, and in specifically in Spain it was only 29%. This is specially important in urban areas. A set of measurement

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