Officials, residents call for studies on lead emissions at region's airports
Residents and some local officials are now calling on Broward County and Fort Lauderdale to study lead emissions at South Florida's government-run ...
Residents and some local officials are now calling on Broward County and Fort Lauderdale to study lead emissions at South Florida's government-run airports sooner, rather than later, citing a South Florida Sun Sentinel investigation which found that the region's smaller airports top the country in annual emissions of the toxin. Many residents said that they had not realized the tiny piston-engine planes that fly over their homes emit lead to begin with. Officials who knew about the emissions said they were not aware of the extent of the problem in South Florida.