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16th May 2017, 00:52

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Matt48

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Originally Posted by Jabawocky

I realise the ULP changes to OPAL helped with petrol sniffing, but Avgas is not very aromatic either, so it must be just a bit more.

Aviation fuel sniffing in Arnhem Land sparks health emergency warning - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Can someone tell me how TEL is boiling off when its boiling point is 80dC? I can imagine the light ends being sniffable but that is about it.

I suspect the lead levels are from other sources, and this is misinformed scaremongering. I may be wrong.

It is the media too I suppose.

The news item stated it would cost $70,000 for 3 months, FFS, how much would a fenced off area cost, the fence only has to good enough to keep the savage dogs In, not people OUT.

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