Dhaka air has highest lead pollution in the world

  • 12/12/1997

The Bangladesh capital, Dhaka, with more than eight million residents, has one of the highest lead pollution in the world, said a study. The study by the Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission (BAEC) blamed the hig pollution level on the large number of vehicles using petrol particularly the two stroke baby taxis which runs on a mixture of leaded petrol and mobil oil.