The EPA is evaluating the impact of lead emissions from aircraft using leaded aviation gasoline in order to make a determination regarding whether aircraft lead emissions cause or contribute to air pollution which may reasonably be anticipated to endanger public health or welfare. These actions are in response to petitioners’ requests, which are provided below along with the EPA responses to date. The EPA currently intends to issue a proposed finding on the question of endangerment in 2017.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA’s About PDF page to learn more.- EPA Response Memorandum to the 2014 Petition from Friends of the Earth, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Oregon Aviation Watch Regarding Lead Emissions from Piston-Engine Aircraft (PDF)(12 pp, 658 K, January 2015)
- Petition from Friends of the Earth, Physicians for Social Responsibility, and Oregon Aviation Watch (PDF)(20 pp, 276 K, April 2014)
- EPA Response Memorandum to the 2006 Petition from Friends of the Earth Regarding Lead Emissions from Piston-Engine Aircraft (PDF)(20 pp, 10 MB, July 2012)
- Petition from Friends of the Earth (PDF)(12 pp, 311 K, October 2006)