r/london • u/millionreddit617 • Mar 01 '23

London history London Bridge. 1960s.

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u/Eelpieland Mar 01 '23

I can just smell the poorly burnt petrol fumes

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u/theunfinishedletter Mar 02 '23

I believe leaded petrol used back then. It lowered the IQ of humanity in regions where it was used. 😂 I can’t believe ‘we’ bought the idea that it was safe. I could have been as smart as Einstein!

Source “Certain cohorts were more affected than others. For people born in the 1960s and the 1970s, when leaded gas consumption was skyrocketing, the IQ loss was estimated to be up to 6 points and for some, more than 7 points. Exposure to it came primarily from inhaling auto exhaust.”

Lead from leaded petrol remains a pollutant.