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Re:Could toxic air on planes make frequent flyers ill? by alexandercrohde on Saturday August 19, 2017 @12:55PM (#15054346)
I wish they'd have mentioned that jet fuel uses leaded gasoline still. Lead poisoning could explain some of these symptoms.
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Re:Could toxic air on planes make frequent flyers ill? by DerekL on Saturday August 19, 2017 @02:56PM (#15054980)
No, jet fuel does not contain lead. Only fuel for piston-driven aircraft contains lead.

https://www.faa.gov/news/fact_sheets/news_story.cfm?newsId=1...

“Jet aircraft and turbine-powered, propeller aircraft do not use avgas, but instead use fuels very similar to kerosene, which does not contain a lead additive.”

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Re:Could toxic air on planes make frequent flyers ill? by alexandercrohde on Saturday August 19, 2017 @05:42PM (#15055792)
I stand corrected
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Re:Could toxic air on planes make frequent flyers ill? by webster23 on Saturday August 19, 2017 @01:13PM (#15054437)
Gasoline is only used in smaller propeller planes, kerosene contains no lead. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avgas
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