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> Nobody seems to care about any of this. Leaded petrol has been banned from sale at gas stations by every country in the world. [0] Unlike many important issu
by MaxBarraclough 5y ago
> Nobody seems to care about any of this.
Leaded petrol has been banned from sale at gas stations by every country in the world. [0] Unlike many important issues (such as overuse of antibiotics), it did receive the attention it deserved, at least eventually.
Work is ongoing in phasing out the use of leaded fuels in aviation. I think it's mostly a matter of testing existing aviation-approved engines to ensure they still perform as required on the various unleaded petrol blends they hope to transition to.
(As I understand it though, leaded paint is far more of a problem in terms of lead poisoning, than use of leaded petrol in aviation. I was still surprised the article made no mention of aviation.)
Aside: Someone at Cessna apparently thinks the transition away from leaded petrol will reduce carbon footprint. [1]
[0] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/finally-the-end-of-leaded-gas https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/final...
[1] https://www.flyer.co.uk/cessna-singles-ok-to-use-unleaded-fuel/ https://www.flyer.co.uk/cessna-singles-ok-to-use-unleaded-fu...