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