▲ 158 ▼ American Millennials Are Dying at an Alarming Rate (slate.com) submitted 1 year ago by return2ozma@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@mander.xyz 44 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] UniversalBasicJustice@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago* (3 children) Counterpoint; y'all breathed aerosolized lead. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Maybe in some cases but I think at least with Xers a lot of the lead was gone already. Not the asbestos though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Leaded gasoline wasnt phased out completely until 1996 (and its still used in small older aircraft). And the soil around roadways are still quite contaminated. So not gone, just reduced... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago I was thinking more in terms of lead paint and you would be hard pressed to find leaded gas even in the eighties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago (2 children) Maybe in some cases but I think at least with Xers a lot of the lead was gone already. Not the asbestos though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Leaded gasoline wasnt phased out completely until 1996 (and its still used in small older aircraft). And the soil around roadways are still quite contaminated. So not gone, just reduced... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago I was thinking more in terms of lead paint and you would be hard pressed to find leaded gas even in the eighties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] piccolo@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 child) Leaded gasoline wasnt phased out completely until 1996 (and its still used in small older aircraft). And the soil around roadways are still quite contaminated. So not gone, just reduced... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago I was thinking more in terms of lead paint and you would be hard pressed to find leaded gas even in the eighties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 1 point 1 year ago I was thinking more in terms of lead paint and you would be hard pressed to find leaded gas even in the eighties. permalink fedilink source parent