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Environment & Energy

Dave Bowman

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2. That guy is to blame for the big part he played in coming up with and causing toxic chemicals to spread.

Reply to Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin (Original post)

Sun Sep 1, 2024, 01:36 AM

Sep 2024

"Thomas Midgley, Jr. (May 18, 1889 - November 2, 1944), an American chemist, developed the tetraethyl lead (TEL) additive for gasoline and chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and held over a hundred patents.

https://www.healthandenvironment.org/environmental-health/social-context/history/thomas-midgley-jr.-developed-tetraethyl-lead-for-gasoline#:~:text=(May%2018%2C%201889%20%2D%20November,held%20over%20a%20hundred%20patents.

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Something's Poisoning America's Farms. Scientists Fear 'Forever' Chemicals. [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2024 OP

I wonder if everyone realizes dweller Aug 2024 #1

That guy is to blame for the big part he played in coming up with and causing toxic chemicals to spread. Dave Bowman Sep 2024 #2

We have tipped the scales Envirogal Sep 2024 #3

And they were warned long ago HarryM Sep 2024 #4

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