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Re:Leaded fuel reduced IQ of children born before 1990 by idiotsecant on Wednesday October 20, 2021 @04:54PM (#28936428)
While it's unlikely that you had significant lead exposure due to this as others have pointed out, I also wouldn't discount your issues with getting sick more often, particularly if it was upper respiratory illnesses - people who live under airport flight paths are exposed to up to 4x as much harmful exhaust gas byproducts, superfine particulates, and other nasty particles* vs baseline.

It's amazing that airports aren't required to purchase and relocate the (typically poor) people who are absolutely getting their lifespans shortened by living near an airport.

*(https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32639745/)

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Re:Leaded fuel reduced IQ of children born before 1990 by lovecg on Thursday October 21, 2021 @12:13AM (#28940166)
Most airports, at the time there were built were located in a relatively remote area. The city typically moves closer to the airport, not the other way around. It would require an unreasonable amount of foresight to buy out all this (at the time quite empty) land ahead of time.
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