Benefits of the Gasoline Lead Phaseout
What the experts know today
- This program was a public health triumph, protecting our citizens, particularly inner-city children, from a major source of lead exposure. With respect to costs & benefits, reducing lead in gasoline has particularly benefited inner city children, who are exposed to high levels of automotive exhaust
- For 1986-1992, the Net Benefits ranged from $1 billion to $6 billion annually