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Presumably because having lead in drinking water is more likely to be a source of lead poisoning than background AvGas emissions from the small piston powered a
by notahacker 3y ago
Presumably because having lead in drinking water is more likely to be a source of lead poisoning than background AvGas emissions from the small piston powered aircraft at the nearby flight training school
- jdietrich 3y agoMetallic lead has very low bioavailability. Lead compounds - particularly organolead compounds like tetraethyllead - are vastly more toxic. Replacing lead pipes is a good idea, but it should be a scandal that leaded avgas is still legal.