Well this explains my grades in school?

[Number_35]

For several years Kent cigarettes used asbestos in their filters.

Though a wide variety of consumer products led to harmful
asbestos exposure, only one of these products was designed t
o be placed in a person’s mouth while they inhaled:
Kent Micronite cigarette filters.

https://www.asbestos.com/products/cigarette-filters/

That is absolutely awful. There is a terrible synergy between asbestos and tobacco smoke. I presume it wasn't done with the intention of harming those who used their products.

 

[Number_35]

What crap? This is true and has been known for quite a while. Lead has serious cognitive side effects.

There was some compelling investigate journalism done by Mother Jones magazine, and reprinted by (IIRC) Forbes.

The badness of lead in gasoline is well-documented; crime stats tracked lead in the environment almost perfectly. They now think that the drop in crime starting in the 1990s was almost entirely due to the phasing out of leaded gasoline in the 1970s.

 

[odie]

There was some compelling investigate journalism done by Mother Jones magazine, and reprinted by (IIRC) Forbes.

The badness of lead in gasoline is well-documented; crime stats tracked lead in the environment almost perfectly. They now think that the drop in crime starting in the 1990s was almost entirely due to the phasing out of leaded gasoline in the 1970s.

 

[RamFan]

There was some compelling investigate journalism done by Mother Jones magazine, and reprinted by (IIRC) Forbes.

The badness of lead in gasoline is well-documented; crime stats tracked lead in the environment almost perfectly. They now think that the drop in crime starting in the 1990s was almost entirely due to the phasing out of leaded gasoline in the 1970s.

Yup! Freakanomics covered this quite well. Of course, correlation does not equal causation, but there certainly seems to be enough evidence to start making that link.

 

[Number_35]

Yup! Freakanomics covered this quite well. Of course, correlation does not equal causation, but there certainly seems to be enough evidence to start making that link.

It's been a long time since I read Freakonomics, but I thought the authors' (very weak) theory was that liberalized abortion laws explained the drop in crime.

The Mother Jones article about lead was very compelling, with some very compelling data, which showed how in the US, leaded gasoline was phased out by county, and that crime rates tracked the phase-out by county.

 

[RamFan]

It's been a long time since I read Freakonomics, but I thought the authors' (very weak) theory was that liberalized abortion laws explained the drop in crime.

Yup. You're completely correct. It was an analysis between abortion and crime rates. Apparently it's been too long for me also. My mistake.

Coincidentally enough, I believe the research you're referencing is listed on the Freakonomics site. Unfortunately the URLs are dead, but it seems like it.

 

[Number_35]

Yup. You're completely correct. It was an analysis between abortion and crime rates. Apparently it's been too long for me also. My mistake.

Coincidentally enough, I believe the research you're referencing is listed on the Freakonomics site. Unfortunately the URLs are dead, but it seems like it.

Thanks, I read both books back in the day, the first in 2008. Time to reread them. The chapter on real estate commissions sticks with me - and the dangers of drinking and walking - and how most drug dealers make minimum wage at best.

 

[PimTac]

It's been a long time since I read Freakonomics, but I thought the authors' (very weak) theory was that liberalized abortion laws explained the drop in crime.

The Mother Jones article about lead was very compelling, with some very compelling data, which showed how in the US, leaded gasoline was phased out by county, and that crime rates tracked the phase-out by county.

I’m not sure that applies everywhere. Unleaded gasoline has been unavailable for decades here yet the crime rate is exploding. Reminds me of this movie.

 

[Owen Lucas]

Russian gas mask filters were 7.5% asbestos:

https://chemicalwatch.com/63177/finland-finds-russian-gas-masks-containing-asbestos-sold-online

Regarding the comment about lead dust in soil and side of the roads. Now if you were to sample dirt/dust on the side of the roads, it contain enough rare earths such as platinum from catalytic converters that it would be considered a high grade ore for mining. Makes you wonder if some street weepers dust bins hold another source of income.

 

[MolaKule]

Okay, the thread has run its course with unscientific internet info and conjectures.