Not sure if this is offtopic but...
My parents grew up in China but still emotionally abusive af, did China also have leaded gasoline, or did the wind just blew all the toxicity of lead from the US all the way across the world? (None of us even stepped foot in the US until like around 2010s, I think leaded gas was already banned by then...) ๐ค
Or maybe my parents are just naturally born toxic... ๐
They used lead for sure, but there might have been fewer cars depending on where they lived.
Lead is probably one of the least bad things you've inhaled if you lived in a Chinese large or industrial city between 2000 and 2024. So you're likely tainted as well. Sorry.
We all still get mercury from the food because many countries still allow burning waste/garbage in outdated plants without proper smoke cleaning installed. And then it spreads through the atmosphere and gets into the local food cycle when it rains. This effect is global. That's why you shouldn't eat fish from lakes if you're pregnant etc. Doesn't matter where you live.
You still have exposure even with wind.
The time frames seem a bit odd in their study and the most affected being born as late as 1986. Mainly because most vehicles in the US in the 1970's ran on unleaded fuel already (ford didnt build a leaded vehicle past 74 or 75) and cars from the 70's were lucky to be on the road a decade later. I would have thought the most effected would have been pre 1980. The US may not have banned it until 1996, but by that point 99% of cars touching the roads were already lead free.
Is there any similar study done on hunters or people who eat meat from animals shot with lead bullets? Sometimes I wonder if lead from bullets make gun slingers and game meat eaters more retarded. I.e. MAGA folks basically.
Lol painting with a pretty broad brush there, ain'cha?
Maybe research your hypothesis a bit before you wildly lump sustenance hunters, omnivores, and gun owners as being "[stupid] MAGA folks basically" by default because they've...(flips papers)...'Handled ammunition before.' lol
I'm all about big brushes.
Dipped in diarrhea...
Preferably.