%0 book part %@ %A Storch, H.v. %D 2011 %J Persistent Pollution – Past, Present and Future %P 57-67 %R doi:10.1007/978-3-642-17419-3 %T Curbing the Omnipresence of Lead in the European Environment Since the 1970s: A Successful Example of Efficient Einvironmental Policy %U https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17419-3 %X We have chosen lead for several reasons. Lead, specifically tetraethyl-lead has been used for a long time as an anti-knocking additive in gasoline.