Comment by dctoedt

I wonder if leaded gasoline is playing any kind of role in the continued unrest in the Middle East? FTA:

Chronic lead exposure causes depression, headaches, aggression and memory loss. ....

[M]any academics now believe leaded petrol was responsible for a global crime wave that peaked in the 1990s. ...

Amazingly, a handful of countries - Iraq, Yemen, Burma, North Korea - continue to use leaded petrol.