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Antonija Posted 20 years ago
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Occupational tetraethyl-lead (TEL) poisoning

Tetraethyl-lead Pb(C2H5)4 is added to petrol to increase octane number of fuel for engine vehicles and airplanes.
  

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I would use "Toxicity of Tetra-ethy lead" assuming that the paragraph continues and describes its toxic effects. Some people would agree that there is such a thing as occupational poisoning [;-)] but I don't think it's a satisfactory term technically speaking.

  • I would use "Toxicity of Tetra-ethy lead" assuming that the paragraph continues and describes its toxic effects.
  • Some people would agree that there is such a thing as occupational poisoning [;-)] but I don't think it's a satisfactory term technically speaking.
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I would use "Toxicity of Tetra-ethy lead" assuming that the paragraph continues and describes its toxic effects.

Some people would agree that there is such a thing as occupational poisoning [;-)] but I don't think it's a satisfactory term technically speaking.
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Alan.esI would use "Toxicity of Tetra-ethy lead" assuming that the paragraph continues and describes its toxic effects. Some people would agree that there is such a thing as occupational poisoning [;-)] but I don't think it's a satisfactory term technically speaking.
Nor technologically speaking.

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