Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport hires consultant to study lead emissions
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has hired a consultant to study lead levels in the air, following calls from residents across the fence who cited...
Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has hired a consultant to study lead levels in the air, following calls from residents across the fence who cited a Sun Sentinel investigation which found that South Florida's smaller airports top the country in emissions of the toxin. The investigation revealed that the city-owned airport currently ranks 18th in the nation for lead emissions out of over 5,500 airports, according to 2020 calculations from the Environmental Protection Agency, behind county-owned Miami Executive and North Perry, which rank 11th and fifth, respectively.