https://youtu.be/IV3dnLzthDA?si=hgG67vKmBBLgKgeg
This youtube channel does a good job of explaining his inventions and just how bad for society they were.
This youtube channel does a good job of explaining his inventions and just how bad for society they were.
TEL decreased knocking, which decreased incomplete combustion, which decreased pollution a lot.
lead pollution from gasoline was about 30% of all lead pollution.
it's great that people recognized how harmful lead pollution is and coordinated action was taken.
for CFCs it allowed the development of fridges that use non-hazardous working fluid. previous ones used propane for example, folks kept their fridges on the porch because there were some that exploded.
from this article/essay (I'm not endorsing the main message, but the need for nuance and cost-benefit analysis is correct IMHO)
https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2023/11/technological-sta...