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Lead in soil can leak into water supplies and wells. Lead is toxic and can cause severe brain damage or death.
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Element added to gasoline in 70's?
Lead - in the form of Tetraethyl Lead
Why is PbS dangerous?
Lead sulfide is not dangerous.
How does gasoline remove tar spots?
Tar and gasoline are both hydrocarbons, and so tar is fairly soluble in gasoline, which means that it will dissolve in it, and you can then wipe it off. There are safer cleaning products to use than gasoline however, which is extremely flammable and dangerous to work with.
Are the products or reactants more dangorious in burning gasoline?
Reactants. One of the products is water. Not very dangerous.
What 2 factors lead to the dangerous nature of the ring of fire?
The 2 factors that lead to the dangerous nature of the Ring of Fire were earthquakes and volcanoes. The Ring of Fire, composed of 425 volcanoes, exists in the Pacific Ocean.
Why is alcogas not better to substitute to gasoline?
because alcogas is dangerous to substitute to gasoline and it is also dangerous to our health and it can cause some diseases.
What is unleaded gasoline?
gasoline that has not been treated with a lead compound
How do you produce unleaded gasoline?
All gasoline ever produced starts out as unleaded. Lead was once added later after refining to control pre-ignition and detonation. There is no way to remove lead from gasoline that already has lead in it.
Is diesel more dangerous than gasoline?
Diesel may be more dangerous in some respects, Gasoline can be more dangerous in other respects. You will have to re-phrase your question to ask exactly what you mean .
Is lead dangerous in any way?
yes lead is dangerous if you sallow it you can get lead poisoning
Why did we take lead out of gasoline?
danger
What was used as an additive to gasoline?
lead
What form of gasoline is more dangerous?
Gasoline vapor when it is mixed with air. This is very readily ignited.
What ii leaded gasoline chemical compound?
In addition to the hydrocarbons present in normal gasoline, leaded gasoline contains tetra-ethyl lead or other lead alkyls for their anti-knock effect.
What characteristics of gasoline makes it such a dangerous liquid?
Gasoline vapor reacts explosively with the oxygen in air if ignited.
Why is gasoline an especially dangerous substance?
Gasoline is very flammable and fairly toxic by inhalation and swallowing. The real danger though is familiarity. So many people are so familiar with gasoline as an every day substance that they fail to take care of a fairly dangerous substance. That is what makes it ESPECIALLY dangerous.
Element added to gasoline in 70's?
Lead - in the form of Tetraethyl Lead
