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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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Lead Poisoning May Have Made Ancient Romans a Bit Less Intelligent
Shared from nytimes.com • 06 January 2025 • (see also)
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Chinese Scientists Suggest Microplastics Could Be Leaving Lesions on Our Organs
Shared from weather.com • 31 December 2024 • (see also)
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On this day in 1921, Thomas Midgley did “a very unscientific jig” to celebrate the discovery of leaded gasoline
Shared from damninteresting.com • 09 December 2024
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How lead exposure became the Notre-Dame fire’s toxic legacy
Shared from france24.com • 06 December 2024 • (see also)
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Study: Lead exposure in 20th century affected mental health of millions
Shared from upi.com • 05 December 2024 • (see also)
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Video: What the oil industry doesn’t want you to know [6:44]
Shared from youtube.com • 25 July 2024 • (see also)
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How We Solved the Hole in the Ozone
Shared from nautil.us • 05 July 2024 • (see also)
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The Delusion of Advanced Plastic Recycling Using Pyrolysis
Shared from propublica.org • 20 June 2024 • (see also)
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Locks of Beethoven’s Hair Offer New Clues to the Mystery of His Deafness
Shared from nytimes.com • 07 May 2024 • (see also)
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