The lead industry knew leaded gasoline was poisoning the public and suppressed the evidence β€” documented evidence
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Despite evidence dating to the 1920s that tetraethyl lead was toxic, the industry suppressed research and promoted leaded gasoline for decades. The phase-out didn't begin until the 1970s after decades of documented harm.

The lead industry knew leaded gasoline was poisoning the public and suppressed the evidence

CORPΒ·January 1, 1924Β·By Thomas Midgley Jr.Β·987 upvotesΒ·15 comments
What They Said Was Crazy
β€œLead additives in gasoline are causing widespread lead poisoning, and the industry knows it.”
β€” Thomas Midgley Jr.January 1, 1924Source

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