Lead wheel weights to be phased out in California by end of 2009
Lead wheel weights, widely used to balance vehicle tires but considered
a threat to drinking water, will be phased out in California by the end
of next year under a court settlement approved Wednesday.
The
settlement ends a lawsuit filed in May by the Oakland-based Center for
Environmental Health against Chrysler and the three largest makers of
lead wheel weights for the U.S. market. Some observers see the
settlement as a first step toward a broader ban on the products.
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