Proof: Toxic lead being sprayed into our skies

(NaturalNews) America, and most of the world, is being doused every minute of every day with the toxic heavy metal lead as it is burned in “avgas” — aviation gas, the fuel that powers most piston-driven aircraft (i.e. anything with a propeller). A grand total of 571 tons of lead are dumped each year into the air over our heads from aircraft alone, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. (1)

Lead in motor fuel is banned, but it is permitted in aviation fuel. The authorities know this, but are not doing anything about it, the mainstream media won’t talk about it either. Leaded aviation fuel is more dangerous to our health, as it is able to spread much further.

Lead emissions in US alone are at 86.4 kg per day. Annually 964 tons of lead released into the air (from all sources). That lead makes its way into farming soils, forests, lakes, rivers, streams, oceans, children’s playgrounds, cattle ranches, and so on – this reaches our bodies in one way or another.

According to a scientific paper titled, “Lead and Halogen Contamination from Aviation Fuel Additives at Brackett Airfield,” (2) X-Ray Fluorescence instrumentation was used to analyze lead, chlorine and bromine content in avgas liquids. The tests showed avgas contains the following:

Lead: 48 ppm
Bromine: 42.6 ppm
Chlorine: 605.2 ppm

Lead is a highly toxic heavy metals that causes bone diseases, brain damage and cancer. Chlorine is a highly-reactive chemical with powerful oxidative properties. The fact that both are being sprayed daily into the air above America is inexcusable.

Leaded aircraft fuel is still allowed, that is very questionable.

I believe a safer, unleaded alternative can be developed, it was with motor-fuel, so why not this; is an ulterior motive involved? It’s easy to come to the conclusion that lead is being left in avgas on purpose. The stats (shown above) are crystal clear to see, why have they not been acted upon.

We could easily make our consumption cleaner and healthier, like developing non-toxic hemp plastics that are biodegradable – it could easily be developed and rolled-out for a huge benefit to us all, but it has not been for one reason or another. These reasons must be questioned. That’s the job for real journalists today, and for anyone who has a conscience.