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Would love to see the source and data on that, given that I use 1000s of gallons of leaded fuel a year.
by SomeHacker44 5y ago
Would love to see the source and data on that, given that I use 1000s of gallons of leaded fuel a year.
- jeffbee 5y ago"The study found that for each 5-microgram [per deciliter] increase in blood lead, a person lost about 1.5 IQ points." https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2613157 https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2613157
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- unchocked 5y agoYou're conflating chronic and acute exposure. Pop epidemiology 101.
- kube-system 5y agoThe saving grace is that your exhaust doesn't go directly into the bloodstreams of children, likely most of the lead ends up at other places on earth.
- wffurr 5y ago>> The EPA's own studies have shown that to prevent a measurable decrease in IQ for children deemed most vulnerable, the standard needs to be set much lower, to 0.02 µg/m3. The EPA identified avgas as one of the most "significant sources of lead". Maybe stop?
- sokoloff 5y agoThat's the point of the GAMI fuel approval: it provides a practical path to stop using 100LL.