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<p>[QUOTE="NewStyleKing, post: 4976151, member: 106483"]Not at all would be better. Although the toxicity of lead is over rated. Since I was born in 1956 till 1994 most UK cars had Lead tetraethyl (invented by an American) as an anti-knock additive in the petrol. On combustion all kinds of lead compounds were volatilized and blown out the exhaust. I must have inhaled a significant amount of lead and all the plants too, but I see no long (or short) term problems truly associated with the lead pollution.</p><p>Now nitrous oxides.......is another story.</p><p>I think people upto the 20th century always had a swathe of disease stuff ready to scythe them down. The biggest progress was not antibiotics but Hygiene,clean water and proper sewerage disposal, Health & safety,less adulterated food and food storage-refrigeration and not over-crowded living conditions.</p><p>Hear endeth the lesson![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="NewStyleKing, post: 4976151, member: 106483"]Not at all would be better. Although the toxicity of lead is over rated. Since I was born in 1956 till 1994 most UK cars had Lead tetraethyl (invented by an American) as an anti-knock additive in the petrol. On combustion all kinds of lead compounds were volatilized and blown out the exhaust. I must have inhaled a significant amount of lead and all the plants too, but I see no long (or short) term problems truly associated with the lead pollution. Now nitrous oxides.......is another story. I think people upto the 20th century always had a swathe of disease stuff ready to scythe them down. The biggest progress was not antibiotics but Hygiene,clean water and proper sewerage disposal, Health & safety,less adulterated food and food storage-refrigeration and not over-crowded living conditions. Hear endeth the lesson![/QUOTE]
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