| Nigeria National Conference on Lead Phase-Out | | Abuja, Nigeria, (November 15-16, 2001) |
Following the regional conference on lead phase-out, held in Dakar, Senegal in June 2001, Nigerian stakeholders were the first to push the message home, by organizing a ministerial conference in Abuja (November 2001). The preliminary action plan suggested at Dakar was developed, and an implementation schedule agreed. Nigeria is a key refining center, and the agreement to move towards lead phase-out a significant one.
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| --Documents and Presentations-- | Description and Announcement- Conférence Nationale du Nigeria sur L'Elimination du Plomb dans l'Essence<Français>
15-16 novembre 2001. Abuja, Nigeria. - Nigeria National Conference on Lead Phase-Out<English>
Abuja, Nigeria, (November 15-16, 2001) Schedule- Agenda<English>
Nicon Hilton Hotel, Abuja, 15 th – 16 th November 2001 List of Atendees- Participant List<English>
November 2001. Publications- Nigeria National Conference Action plan<English>
Presented at the Closing Ceremony. November 2001 - Effects of Unleaded Gasoline in Vehicles<English>
All engines designed with valves seats made of reinforced steel or sintered steel, will
admit the unleaded gasoline. Those which are not, could suffer the phenomenon called
"valves seat recession". - Feasibility of Using Current Fuel Distribution System with a Transition Time to Allow the Lead to be Flushed Out<English>
Timing of change is affected by time for legislation, local oil industry planning and time to
physically work old leaded fuels through the supply chain.
phase-out. - Foreword <English>
On June 26-28, 2001 a regional conference was held in Dakar, Senegal, on the
subject of phasing-out leaded gasoline in sub-Saharan Africa. This conference, organized
by the World Bank in the framework of the Clean Air Initiative in sub-Saharan Africa,
was attended by delegates from 25 countries. One of the major output of the Dakar
conference was a unanimous agreement to eliminate lead from gasoline as soon as
possible, and at the latest by 2005. - High Blood Lead Levels in the General Nigerian Population: Causes and Implications<English>
Isolated studies on assessment of occupational exposure in which unexposed individuals were used as
controls have largely been extrapolated to reflect levels in the general population. The
data from such studies indicate that levels in the general Nigerian population are at least
two to three fold levels found in countries that have either significantly reduced or totally
eliminated lead in gasoline. - Objectives and Expected Output of the Conference on the Phase-out of Leaded Gasoline in Nigeria<English>
In Nigeria, transport equipment is responsible for much of the
urban air pollution due to the low level of industrialisation. These pollutants are mostly carbon
monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), lead (Pb), nitrogen dioxide (NO2), hydrocarbons (HC),
sulphur dioxide (SO2), and particulate matter (PM). - Sources of environmental lead levels in Nigeria<English>
Nigerians are exposed to lead from sources such as older paint, industrial emissions, petrol and lower level sources including fertilizers and building materials. - Vehicle Emissions, Environmental And Health Implications<English>
The use of leaded petrol needs to be review in this country like in other countries of
the world to reduce the health effects. It is possible to produce petrol of high and desirable
octane number without the use of lead tetraethyl, using appropriate technology. Presentations- Phase-out of Leaded Gasoline in Other Countries<English>
By 2005, practically
all of the countries in
American, Middle
East and Asia will be
“lead-free”. Conference Proceedings- Nigeria National Workshop Proceedings<English>
Abuja, Nigeria. November 15-16, 2001
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