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EPA asked to ban use of lead tire weights

Posted Jun-03-09 at 12:00 AM By Jackie
An article from UPI.com reveals that several environmental groups have asked the Environmental Protection Agency to outlaw the use of lead tire weights. By banning the lead tire weights, the group says, will prevent future problems that they could cause with wildlife and children. The group and United States scientists sent the Environmental Protection Agency a petition asking it to add lead tire weights to the government’s lead-based products that are banned. Other products that are banned by [...more]

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