scholarly journals The Effect of Leaded Gasoline on Elderly Mortality: Evidence from Regulatory Exemptions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 345-373
Author(s):  
Alex Hollingsworth ◽  
Ivan Rudik
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Cost Estimates ◽  
Leaded Gasoline ◽  
Mortality Estimates ◽  
Relevant Cost ◽  
Ambient Levels ◽  
Rule Out

Leaded gasoline is still used globally for aviation and automotive racing. Exploiting regulatory exemptions and a novel quasi-experiment, we find that leaded gasoline use in racing increases ambient lead, elevated blood lead rates, and elderly mortality. The mortality estimates indicate that each gram of lead added to gasoline exceeds $1,100 in damages. Our setting allows us to rule out potential confounders, such as correlated pollutants or socioeconomic status. We provide the first causal estimates linking adult mortality to leaded gasoline, highlight the value of banning on-road leaded gasoline, and present policy-relevant cost estimates at the lowest ambient levels to date. (JEL I12, J14, L71, Q51, Q53)

scholarly journals The effect of leaded gasoline on elderly mortality: Evidence from regulatory exemptions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alex Hollingsworth ◽  
Ivan Rudik
Keyword(s):  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Adult Mortality ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Cost Estimates ◽  
Leaded Gasoline ◽  
Mortality Estimates ◽  
Relevant Cost ◽  
Ambient Levels ◽  
Rule Out

Leaded gasoline is still used globally for aviation and automotive racing. Exploiting regulatory exemptions and a novel quasi-experiment, we find that leaded gasoline use in racing increases ambient lead, elevated blood lead rates, and elderly mortality. The mortality estimates indicate that each gram of lead added to gasoline exceeds $1,100 in damages. Our setting allows us to rule out potential confounders, such as correlated pollutants or socioeconomic status. We provide the first causal estimates linking adult mortality to leaded gasoline, highlight the value of banning on-road leaded gasoline, and present policy-relevant cost estimates at the lowest ambient levels to date.

Psychological Determinants of Voter Attitudes: Information Format and Personally-relevant Cost Estimates

1995 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 333-344
Author(s):  
Diane F. Halpern ◽  
Debra (Cristal) Waits ◽  
Dawn Fisher ◽  
Eric Guerra
Keyword(s):  
Cost Estimates ◽  
Psychological Determinants ◽  
Information Format ◽  
Relevant Cost

scholarly journals Elevated Blood Lead Levels in Infants and Mothers in Benin and Potential Sources of Exposure

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 316 ◽  
Author(s):  
Florence Bodeau-Livinec ◽  
Philippe Glorennec ◽  
Michel Cot ◽  
Pierre Dumas ◽  
Séverine Durand ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Potential Sources ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

The Level and the Changes of Childrenʼs Blood Lead Levels Before and After Leaded Gasoline Banned in China

Epidemiology ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. S283 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bing Wang ◽  
Jinliang Zhang ◽  
Yanshen Zhang ◽  
Juan Qin ◽  
Shunqin Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Leaded Gasoline ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Lead Levels

Lead Levels, Home Dust, and Proximity to Lead Smelters

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (4) ◽  
pp. 603-603
Author(s):  
Philip J. Landrigan
Keyword(s):  
Blood Lead ◽  
The United States ◽  
Outdoor Play ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Lead Smelter ◽  
Soil Lead ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

The article by Kimbrough et al (Pediatrics. 1995;95:550-554) concerning a survey of blood lead levels among children residing near a closed, heavily contaminated lead smelter found that 78 of 490 preschoolers (16%) had blood lead levels at or above the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention action level of 10 µg/dL. By contrast, the prevalence of elevated blood lead levels among all preschool children in the United States is 8.9%.1 Kimbrough et al found that blood lead levels were positively correlated with home dust lead levels, soil lead levels, hours of outdoor play, and levels of lead in indoor paint.

Question Regarding Need for Treatment

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1975 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-622
Author(s):  
Arthur W. Kaemmer ◽  
Byron R. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
Mass Screening ◽  
Lead Poisoning ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Blood Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Screening Programs ◽  
Environmental Lead ◽  
Need For Treatment ◽  
Lead Levels ◽  
Elevated Blood Lead Levels

Dr. Greensher and his colleagues are to be congratulated for bringing to the readers' attention a most unusual source of lead poisoning. Inasmuch as many localities are initiating city-wide lead screening programs, it is obvious that pediatricians in this country will be seeing many children with abnormally elevated blood lead levels, and in many cases diligent efforts such as this will have to be undertaken to determine the exact source of the environmental lead. biggest problems with mass screening programs for lead poisoning are well outlined by Moriarty's article.2

Pool Cue Chalk: A Source of Environmental Lead

PEDIATRICS ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 97 (6) ◽  
pp. 916-917
Author(s):  
Mary Beth Miller ◽  
Steven C. Curry ◽  
Donald B. Kunkel ◽  
Patricia Arreola ◽  
Ernest Arvizu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Atomic Absorption ◽  
Lead Poisoning ◽  
Blood Lead ◽  
Lead Content ◽  
Elevated Blood ◽  
Childhood Lead Poisoning ◽  
Environmental Lead ◽  
Lead Compounds ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Coloring Agents

Lead compounds are used as coloring agents for numerous products. Two cases of children with elevated blood lead concentrations encountered by the authors suggested that pool cue chalk may serve as a source of environmental lead. The objective of this study was to determine lead content of various brands and colors of pool cue chalk. Atomic absorption analyses were conducted of 23 different types of pool cue chalk for lead content. Three of 23 types of pool cue chalk contained more than 7000 ppm (mg/kg) lead: one manufacturer's green and tangerine chalk and another manufacturer's green chalk. It was concluded that some brands of pool cue chalk contain relatively large amounts of lead and could contribute to childhood lead poisoning.

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