<h1 class="ql-align-center">Leaded Petrol&nbsp;</h1> <h2>Context:</h2> <ul><li>The use of leaded petrol has been eradicated from the globe, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).</li></ul> <h2>Leaded Patrol:</h2> <ul><li>Tetraethyl-lead (TEL) is a petro-fuel additive, first being mixed with petrol beginning in the 1920s as a patented octane rating booster that allowed engine compression to be raised substantially.</li></ul> <ul><li>This in turn caused increased vehicle performance and fuel economy but was still used as an additive in some grades of aviation gasoline.</li></ul> <ul><li>Algeria was the last country to use the fuel and exhausted its supplies last month</li></ul> <ul><li>India banned leaded petrol in March 2000.</li></ul> <h2>Concerns with Leaded Patrol:</h2> <ul><li>High levels of exposure, lead to attack the brain and central nervous system to cause coma, convulsions, and even death. Children who survive severe lead poisoning may be left with mental retardation and behavioral disorders.</li></ul> <ul><li>It affects the brain, liver, kidneys, and bones. Lead is measured in the blood to understand exposure.</li></ul> <ul><li>Lead in bone is released into the blood during pregnancy and becomes a source of exposure to the developing fetus.</li></ul> <ul><li>Lead also causes long-term harm in adults, including an increased risk of high blood pressure and kidney damage.</li></ul>