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The Ethyl-Poisoned Earth

Chronically catastrophic chemist Thomas Midgley accidentally poisons the world with a neurotoxin, and Clair Patterson tries to stop him.
Written by Alan Bellows • 08 Dec 2007 • Read →
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Highly polluting leaded petrol now eradicated from the world [for ground transport], says UN
Shared from bbc.com • 31 August 2021 • (see also)
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Saving the Ozone Layer Also Helped Buy Us Time to Address Climate Change
Shared from gizmodo.com • 18 August 2021 • (see also)
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This medical pioneer deplored the devastating effects of leaded petrol when it was first introduced
Shared from cosmosmagazine.com • 27 July 2021 • (see also)
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Did lead poisoning cause downfall of Roman Empire? The jury is still out
Shared from arstechnica.com • 06 July 2021 • (see also)
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Big oil and gas kept a dirty secret for decades. Now they may pay the price
Shared from theguardian.com • 30 June 2021 • (see also)
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Florida’s only lead smelter exposed hundreds of workers to high lead levels
Shared from projects.tampabay.com • 30 March 2021
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Oil firms knew decades ago fossil fuels posed grave health risks, files reveal
Shared from theguardian.com • 18 March 2021 • (see also)
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Fossil fuel air pollution causes almost 1 in 5 deaths globally each year
Shared from cnn.com • 09 February 2021 • (see also)
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Video: How Many People Did Nuclear Energy Kill? Nuclear Death Toll [10:39]
Shared from youtube.com • 02 February 2021 • (see also)
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