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There is no safe limit for lead other than zero, and there is no reason for these planes to continue using lead other than it being an externality.
by stefan_ 4y ago
There is no safe limit for lead other than zero, and there is no reason for these planes to continue using lead other than it being an externality.
- briandear 4y agoNonsense. Urine isn’t good for drinking water, but pissing in a reservoir has no effect. Why don’t aircraft pilots and mechanics have cognitive issues since they are exposed to a lot more AvGas fumes than the average person?
- krageon 4y agoWe can try this, I will piss in your reservoir and you drink it. Clearly there was some effect.
- munk-a 4y agoFor one thing Urine isn't a heavy metal that accumulates cumulatively in your bones - that analogy is just awful. I don't think you can definitively state that aircraft pilots aren't having health issues due to AvGas exposure, I can't really find any studies about it but one of the more common health side effects of lead exposure is actually a predisposition to heart attacks due to how lead messes with your blood streams.