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New EPA standards would cut amount of lead in the air, but not enough to protect the public

Washingtonpost.com: The Environmental Protection Agency yesterday proposed tightening the federal limits for lead in the air, but the proposal fell short of what its own scientists said is required to protect public health.

Posted by Physics Today on May 8, 2008 11:26 PM |

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