B6 - Wednesday, March 16, 1983 - North Shore News Gi auto Support for lead reduction TORONTO (UPC) - A major non-leaded gasoline. He told reporters industry expensive unleaded ou company says it supports Environment Minister estimates that pegged the gasoline,” McMillan said. federal moves to reduce the John Roberts said his cost of removing lead from McMillan said geovern- amount of lead 1n gasolme. department planned = gasoline at $1.2 billion were ment studies showed the Although there was no regulatory changes to “scare tactics” based on the higher price of unleaded “authoritative medical significantly reduce the cost of immediately getting gasoline was unjustified evidence” to prove thal amount of lead added to mdof all lead content. becausd\it cost no more to exposure to lead was a_ gasoline. That, he said, was not the produce Baan leaded gas. sigmificant health risk, Gulf Gulf proposed that the government's intention. “I He uged Finance Canada Products Co. said reductions in lead levels “would nevertheless’ be prudent.” A company spokesman urged Health and Welfare Canada to begin com- prehensive studies into the health risks of lead and said governments) should con- tinue to encourage the use of current maximum of 0.77 grams per liter be decreased to 0.45 to 0.35 grams by 1984. In Winnipeg, Roberts said Canada would be one of the last industnalized countries to reduce lead levels. “The Japanese have virtually got to a zero level have not yet set any specific target. The honest thing is to do that after we see what representations are made to us.” Roberts said reductions of lead levels would be phased in over a two-year period. In the commons, Con- servative MP Tom McMillan Minister Marc Lalonde to either cut federal taxes or instruct Petro-Canada to “take the lead in reducing the base cost of unleaded gasoline in Canada.” Lalonde said he would consider the suggestions. Studies have shown that chronic exposure to lead in NORTH SHORE 1160 Marine Dr., N.V. yn DATSUN LTD. <7 985-9311 with certain exemptions. We = said the government should the environment can - have a level in gasoline.in uot ..lel gas...prices rise -preduce- fatigue. headache, Canada two and a half times because of the change. poor appetite. clumsiness . higher than the United Without government and = diminished mental eae, States. We have the highest action, “sucha policy would) capability. Infants are ore levels of any industnalized force consumers to buy especially susceptible to lead country,” Roberts said. exclusively the much more poisoning. layoffs AYLORMOTIVE DETROIT (UPI) - The reopening of eneral | Motors. 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