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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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Road Hazard: Evidence Mounts on Toxic Pollution from Tires
Shared from e360.yale.edu • 25 September 2023 • (see also)
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‘Forever Chemicals’ Are Everywhere. What Are They Doing to Us?
Shared from nytimes.com • 16 August 2023 • (see also)
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What Research Says About the Lead-Crime Hypothesis
Shared from discovermagazine.com • 07 April 2023 • (see also)
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Is air pollution causing us to lose our sense of smell?
Shared from bbc.com • 22 February 2023 • (see also)
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The Lead Industry’s Continuing Influence and Its Consequences
Shared from undark.org • 12 January 2023 • (see also)
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Scientists Destroyed 95% of Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Just 45 Minutes, Study Reports
Shared from vice.com • 04 January 2023 • (see also)
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Fires and droughts in the western states are getting worse
Shared from nature.com • 08 December 2022 • (see also)
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It’s raining PFAS: even in Antarctica and on the Tibetan plateau rainwater is unsafe to drink
Shared from su.se • 13 August 2022 • (see also)
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Video: The Scientist Who Killed Millions and Saved Billions [22:34]
Shared from youtube.com • 22 July 2022 • (see also)
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