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Eye-Opening Study on the Widespread Danger of Lead Poisoning

For decades, lead, in the form of tetraethyllead, was used as an anti-knock agent in gasoline. The leaded gasoline helped engines run smoothly but released devastating amounts of this toxic metal into the environment. Even though the U.S. began phasing out leaded gasoline in the 1970s,1 lead poisoning remains a major problem globally.2 The Global… Read More »