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Category Press Release
Publish Date 4/14/2021
Author Paul Cochrane
Title City Officials to Discuss Exposure Concerns to Leaded Aviation Fuel
Introduction EMSL Analytical, the nation's leading environmental testing laboratory, provides air, soil, water, and industrial hygiene testing services to identify lead and other heavy metals.

Cinnaminson, NJ, April 14th, 2021

A Wisconsin-based newspaper recently published an article about the second largest air emissions of lead that took place in one of Wisconsin’s counties. The town board members are listening to experts who raised concerns about potential hazards to humans and the environment from leaded aviation gasoline (avgas) used at a Wisconsin airport. According to the article, the airport is the second-largest source of lead emissions in the county.  According to the Department of Natural Resources, leaded fuel is used by most of the piston-driven aircrafts at the airport, and their emissions account for 217 pounds of lead annually.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) reported that avgas is a specialized fuel used to power piston engine aircrafts. Aviation gasoline is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons that vary widely in their physical and chemical properties. Aviation gasoline is used in planes for everything from business and personal travel to instructional flying, aerial surveys, agriculture, firefighting, law enforcement, medical emergencies, and express freight purposes.

Back in 2019, the FAA published Leaded Aviation Fuel and the Environment. In the fact sheet, tetraethyl lead (TEL), the organic compound in avgas that contains lead to boost octane, is discussed in-depth. The agency stated that although TEL was banned from automotive gasoline entirely in 1986, it has not yet been banned in avgas because no operationally safe alternative is currently available.

“Concerns have been raised across the country by airport workers and nearby residents of airports that have large numbers of piston-engine aircrafts, due to the fear of inhaling lead from aircraft exhausts and soil contamination issues,” said Joe Frasca, Senior Vice President, Marketing at EMSL Analytical, Inc. “In the FAA’s fact sheet, it states that all forms of lead are toxic if inhaled or ingested. EMSL's network of laboratories, located across the United States and Canada, offers lead testing services for air, soil, and water samples. These laboratory services are available to regulatory agencies, airport administrators, environmental advocates, and the public to help determine if lead exposure risks exist.”

To learn more about this or other occupational, environmental, air quality, health, and safety testing services, please visit www.EMSL.com, call (800) 220-3675, or email info@EMSL.com.


About EMSL Analytical, Inc.
EMSL Analytical is one of the leading testing laboratories throughout the United States and Canada. EMSL is a nationally recognized and locally focused provider specializing in fast laboratory results for mold, bacteria, Legionella, USP <797>, pathogens, asbestos, lead, soot, char & ash from fires, VOC’s, odors, radon, formaldehyde, indoor air quality, microbiology, environmental, industrial hygiene, radiological, food, beverage & consumer products, and material testing services for the identification of unknown substances. EMSL services both professionals and the general public. EMSL maintains an extensive list of accreditations from leading organizations as well as state and federal regulating bodies including, but not limited to A2LA, AIHA-LAP, LLC (AIHA-LAP, LLC EMLAP, AIHA-LAP, LLC IHLAP, AIHA-LAP, LLC ELLAP), NVLAP, CDC ELITE, CPSC, CA ELAP, NY ELAP, TX DOH, NJDEP, and multiple other state accrediting agencies. Please visit our website at www.EMSL.com for a complete listing of accreditations. In addition, EMSL carries a wide range of Sampling Equipment and Investigative Products for environmental professionals.
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