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Historically, toxic emissions of Tetraethyl lead () were primarily associated with:

  1. A
    Hospital waste
  2. B
    Exhaust of automobiles
  3. C
    Waste dumping
  4. D
    Open dumping

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Tetraethyl lead ( was widely used as an anti-knock additive in gasoline/petrol. Its combustion resulted in significant toxic airborne lead pollution discharged through the exhaust emissions of automobiles before being phased out globally.

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Historically, toxic emissions of Tetraethyl lead () were primarily associated with:
A
Hospital waste
B
Exhaust of automobiles
C
Waste dumping
D
Open dumping

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