(NaturalNews) America is being doused every minute of every day with the
toxic heavy metal lead as it is burned in "avgas" -- aviation gas, the
fuel that powers most piston-driven aircraft (i.e. anything with a
propeller). A grand total of 571 tons of lead are dumped each year into
the air over our heads from aircraft alone, according to the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency. (1)
According to a scientific
paper titled, "Lead and Halogen Contamination from Aviation Fuel
Additives at Brackett Airfield," (2) X-Ray Fluorescence instrumentation
was used to analyze lead, chlorine and bromine content in avgas liquids.
The tests showed avgas contains the following:
Lead: 48 ppm
Bromine: 42.6 ppm
Chlorine: 605.2 ppm
Lead
is a highly toxic heavy metals that causes bone diseases, brain damage
and cancer. Chlorine is a highly-reactive chemical with powerful
oxidative properties. The fact that both are being sprayed daily into
the air above America is inexcusable.
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