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QUESTION: Is there still lead in the petrol in Turkey or the countries directly neighbouring? 12 Sep 2008 England, UK

Please can you tell me if there is still lead in the petrol in Turkey or the countries directly neighbouring. I am taking my son to Turkey on holiday in February and I am very worried by this.

ANSWER: 13 Sep 2008

Dear Celeste,

leaded petrol is still available in the countries which are mid-blue-coloured on the map at  http://www.unep.org/transport/pcfv/PDF/MapCEELead-mar08.pdf and you can also read at http://www.unep.org/transport/pcfv/PDF/MatrixCEE-EECCAFuels-Aug08.pdf that the countries in that region which are still using leaded petrol are:

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina;
  • Montenegro;
  • Serbia;
  • Tajikistan;
  • The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; and
  • Uzbekistan.

If you were to delay your trip until February 2010, then only the following countries would still be using leaded petrol by then:

  • possibly Montenegro;
  • possibly Serbia;
  • Tajikistan.

All the best

Yours Sincerely

Elizabeth O'Brien

Update: Countries where Leaded Petrol is Possibly Still Sold for Road Use, As at 17th June 2011

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