[giantg2]

"an area where 2.5 percent of children under 6 years old who were tested had detectable levels of lead in their blood"

"The presence of this fuel means the areas near these airports are often inundated with tiny lead particles"

I agree that we should find lead free alternatives (some exist, so it sounds like this is purely bureaucracy). There's really no reason to keep using it.

That said, it seems there is some fear mongering going on in this article. If the air is truly inundated, why is it that only 2.5% of the kids have a detectable level? If it's in the air and everywhere, then it should be detectable in vastly more children in that area. The biggest question in my mind is, why is this area so low when 50% of US children have detectable lead levels?