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TRB Webinar: Options for Reducing Lead Emissions from Piston-Engine Aircraft

February 2, 2021

1:00 PM - 2:30 PM (EST)

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Topics

Small gasoline-powered aircraft are the single largest emitter of lead in the United States. A highly toxic substance that can result in an array of negative health effects in humans, lead is added to aviation gasoline to meet the performance and safety requirements of a sizable portion of the country’s gasoline-powered aircraft. TRB hosted a webinar on Tuesday, February 2, 2021 from 1:00 to 2:30 PM Eastern that discussed approaches for reducing lead emissions from gasoline-powered aircraft. The webinar provided a summary of TRB Special Report 336: Options for Reducing Lead Emissions from Piston-Engine Aircraft. Committee members responded to questions from the audience.

This webinar was organized by the TRB Consensus Studies Division.
Webinar agenda and presenters

  1. Overview of report: Amy Pritchett, Pennsylvania State University
  2. Question and answer session, moderated by committee members
    • Amy Pritchett, Pennsylvania State University
    • Kim Kenville, University of North Dakota
    • Bernard Robertson, Daimler Chrysler Corporation (ret.)
    • Jay Turner, Washington University, St. Louis

The first 45 minutes of the webinar will be for presentations and the final 45 minutes will be reserved for audience questions.

There were no credits awarded for this webinar.

Materials

  • Presentation - TRB Webinar Options for Reducing Lead Emissions from Piston-Engine Aircraft

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Major units and sub-units

Transportation Research Board

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Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Division on Earth and Life Studies

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Board on Energy and Environmental Systems

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Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology

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Consensus and Advisory Studies Division

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