Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport has hired a consultant to study lead levels in the air, following calls from residents across the fence who cited a Sun Sentinel investigation which found that South Florida’s smaller airports top the country in emissions of the toxin. The investigation revealed that the city-owned airport currently ranks 18th in the nation for lead emissions out of over 5,500 airports, according to 2020 calculations from the Environmental Protection Agency, behind county-owned Miami Executive and North Perry, which rank 11th and fifth, respectively. Related Articles Environment | Miramar joins Pembroke Pines in urging Broward County to study lead emissions at North Perry Environment | Investigation: South Florida’s smaller airports top the country in toxic lead emissions, but at-risk residents remain unaware The study should be finished in a matter of weeks, Arlene Borenstein, a spokesperson for the airport, told the Sun Sentinel on Friday, and will measure lead in the air “using the same ratios the EPA did” in previous studies of lead emissions at airports.