How leaded fuel was sold for 100 years, despite knowing its health risks

Ars Technica
By The ConversationDec 31, 2021, 8:16 am206 pts
Enlarge / A 1960s Southern California gas station being restored. (credit: FarukUlay | Getty Images) On the frosty morning of Dec. 9, 1921, in Dayton, Ohio, researchers at a General Motors lab poured a new fuel blend into one of their test engines. Immediately, the engine began running more quietly and putting…

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