28 October 2007...8:11 am

Unleaded petrol cuts crime rate

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The crime rate has dropped in countries where leaded petrol has been banned, according to a recent report.

clipped from environment.independent.co.uk
Banning lead in petrol is responsible for declining crime rates in Britain, the United States and other countries, startling new research suggests.
Published in the peer-reviewed journal, Environmental Research, the study reports a “very strong association” over more than 50 years between the exposure of young children to the toxic metal and crime rates 20 years later when they are young adults.

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