Decades of diesel use in Europe have created a public health crisis

Re:Decades of diesel use in Europe have created a public hea... by cptskippy on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @02:46PM (#21206525)

Actually there are limits for how much lead is considered harmful in your system. OSHA has exposure limits that indicate amounts per hour, and those amounts decrease the longer you're exposed. It takes a long time for lead to leave your system and prolonged exposure at levels higher than your system can process will result in a net gain or build up.

If you're above the acceptable limit, and you don't reduce exposure to below that limit, then there's no benefit.

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Re:Decades of diesel use in Europe have created a public hea... by plorkyeran on Wednesday October 09, 2019 @05:41PM (#21208453)

OSHA picking an acceptable limit does not mean that the harm when below that limit is zero, or that harm does not increase as you go higher above that limit. Being exposed to ten times the limit is worse than being exposed to twice the limit.

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