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Lead -Evil or Necessity?

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on BBC Radio 4 FM

Pressure is building up on the Government to ban the use of lead in petrol. Claims are made that a generation of children is at risk - their intelligence permanently blighted. The BBC's Science
Correspondent,
James Wilkinson , examines the medical evidence and looks at the huge financial implications for industry and the effect on the motorist if lead is banned.
Producer JOHN WILLIAMS (Revised repeat)
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James Wilkinson
Producer:
John Williams
Source: Radio Times

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