America Was Wrong About Leaded Gas - For 100 Years!

Опубликовано 24 июня 2022, 14:00

Americans Have Been Poisoned By Leaded Fuel For 100 Years
From 1951 to 1980, nearly every American child had unhealthy lead levels.
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We’re covering the infuriating story of leaded fuel. There are three main topics we need to cover:
1. We knew it was dangerous from the very beginning, yet used it for an entire century. We started off with ethanol, then decided to poisoned ourselves for a hundred years, then came back to using ethanol.
2. We’re STILL using it today. If you're near a local airport, you're likely breathing air with leaded fuel exhaust.
3. A new study indicates we’re dumber because of it. Like, all of us. Especially if you were born between 1951 and 1980 - three decades of incredible amounts of lead in children's bloodstreams.

References:
History of Leaded Gas - dx.doi.org/10.1080/10406026.20...
Lead Impact on US Intelligence - doi.org/10.1073/pnas.211863111...
2005 Child Lead Study - ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/epdf/10....
Airplane Fuel Still Uses Lead - ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/...
1986, Lead 0.1g/gal - archive.epa.gov/epa/aboutepa/e...
AVGAS 100LL - exxonmobil.com/en/aviation/pro...
CDC on Lead - cdc.gov/nceh/features/leadpois...
13,000 Airports - grc.nasa.gov/WWW/K-12/WindTunn...
16M People Near Airports - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/...
FAA Emissions - faa.gov/newsroom/leaded-aviati...
FAA 2030 - faa.gov/newsroom/faa-industry-...

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