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Octane Loss. Specifically, charges Lawrence Blanchard Jr., Ethyl's executive vice president, nonlead gasolines will have to use larger amounts of the more combustible gasoline components called aromatics, which compensate for the loss of octane that results from the removal of lead. Without them, high-performance engines as presently designed would lose power and produce knocking. But, argues Blanchard, the burning of the aromatics emits toxic benzene and other chemicals, which react with sunlight to produce heavy smog...
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