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Is this attributable to leaded gasoline? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr. "Use of leaded gasoli
by thret 4y ago
Is this attributable to leaded gasoline?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Midgley_Jr.
"Use of leaded gasoline, which he invented, released large quantities of lead into the atmosphere all over the world. High atmospheric lead levels have been linked with serious long-term health problems from childhood, including neurological impairment"
- staticassertion 4y agoLead poisoning disproportionately affected those born between 1950 to 1980 and have significantly dropped in the last 20-30 years. So I don't think so.
- andrew_ 4y agoI believe you're neglecting the cascade effect. If those people had children (they did) then their emphasis on education and the kind of rearing for children that encourages more intelligence was surely effected.
- staticassertion 4y agoSure, I'm willing to buy that it's related, but it's going to definitely be tertiary effects and not that the population is poisoned.