On 05/03/2021 13:25, Jethro_uk wrote:
On Fri, 05 Mar 2021 12:42:06 +0000, Fredxx wrote:

On 05/03/2021 10:53, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
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What I am trying to say that when unleaded fuels entered the market they
were toxic. You wouldn't want to inhale the vapours or get any splashed
on your hands.

More so than regular 4-star ?

Regular 4-star was largely made of alkanes / paraffins and tetra-ethyl lead.

Tetra-ethyl lead is a danger as it is easily absorbed by the human body
and is volatile.

Lead is a neurotoxin and is thought to be consistent with violent crimes:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead%E...ime_hypothesis

Lead can be excreted from the human body, albeit slowly, therefore I
will leave it to you which is worse. Leukaemia vs nervous system issues?

I was just saying that unleaded fuels were not as safe as some might
lead us to believe.