Lead was phased out of gasoline sold for cars and trucks decades ago. But that brain-damaging fuel additive used to prevent engine knock is still being spewed into the air across the nation — ...

More than 20 years ago, California stepped in to ban the gas additive MTBE, but why did the state take that step, and what ...

The whole field of oil additives and fuel economy enhancers has me confused. If they work, why hasn't the world beaten a path to their door? Especially now, with fuel prices at unprecedented highs. Ad ...

Uncle Sam has decided to "get the lead out" of gas. Face it: The lead is coming out. For better or for worse, our EPA who art in Washington has already cut the allowable gasoline lead concentration ...

100LL aviation gasoline is the last widely used leaded fuel, posing significant environmental and public health risks due to its lead content. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has ...

Lead was added to organic gasoline compounds to increase the fuel's resistance to pre-ignition from the 1920s through its banning in 1996. Lead exposure reached its peak in the 1960s. Scientists ...

Under normal circumstances, most modern engine oil and gasoline brands work fine on their own to keep your engine running smoothly. But there may be cases where even the best of them could use a ...

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