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Aug 20, 2008 4:46 pm US/Pacific

Companies To End Lead Wheel Weight Use In Calif.

 Environment & The Green Beat

OAKLAND (AP) ― An Oakland environmental group has announced that Chrysler LLC and three auto-parts makers have agreed to end their use of lead wheel weights in California.

The settlement Wednesday comes a year after the Center for Environmental Health sued the companies claiming weights falling off cars and trucks were polluting the state's drinking water.

The settlement approved in Alameda County Superior Court requires Chrysler, Perfect Equipment Inc., Hennessey Industries Inc. and Plombco Inc. to phase out lead wheel weights statewide by the end of 2009.

According to the group, which specializes in anti-lead campaigns, errant wheel weights release 500,000 pounds of lead in California annually the largest source of new lead environmental contaminations in the state.

(© 2009 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.)

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