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Thomas Midgley Jr.’s Deadly Inventions
Stuff You Missed in History Class
The Problem of Lead Poisoning
Army chemical warfare service did six months of experiments with tetr theled to see if it was suitable as a chemical warfare agent. Report from edgewood arsenal called it, quote, probably the only compound where acute lead poisoning follows absorption through the skin. Seven workers died at a standard oil plant in byway, new jersey, and more than 30 others developed symptoms of acute lead poisoning. Some of them developed a lifelong, violent psychosis, requiring permanent hospitalization.
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