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Lead still isn't banned in the US. You can go buy 100LL and burn it in your plane all day long showering it over the land below. Completely legal.
by sidewndr46 5y ago
Lead still isn't banned in the US. You can go buy 100LL and burn it in your plane all day long showering it over the land below. Completely legal.
- conradev 5y agoYep https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/leaded-gas-was-phased-out-25-years-ago-why-are-n1264970 https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/leaded-gas-wa...
- weaksauce 5y agoyeah i live under the flightpath of a lot of flight school traffic and this weighs a bit on my mind. pretty busy flight area too. Who knows the damage really? are there tests you can take?
- TedDoesntTalk 5y agoYes, you can get a blood test done that measures lead level. I asked my doctor for the test and got it done. Covered by insurance.
- sidewndr46 5y agoIf it is larger jet planes, you're mostly safe. Those burn lots of fuel, but it is "jet fuel" which is more like kerosene or diesel.
- weaksauce 5y agoyeah the area overhead is very literally a training path where they do a lot of circling stuff in small planes. they do have a decent amount of jets flying very high though.
- Cerium 5y agoWe should definitely move away from leaded gasoline and housing should not be allowed to develop near airports. Phrasing the conversation around "showering it over the land below" is to the point of fearmongering. The airplanes burning 100LL today consume gasoline at the same rate as an old pickup truck - they go about 12 miles per gallon. Lead pollution today due to aviation is a fraction of what it was in the past and is unlikely to even be the largest environmental exposure for most children.
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