Short story of a geochemist who saved humanity by fighting against oil corporations.

He began a fierce battle with oil corporations.

Patterson was ignored, opposed, and ridiculed for years until, in 1986, all leaded gasoline was phased out of the American market.

Leaded gasoline continued to be distributed in Italy until December 31, 2001, when its sale was substantially banned.

If we are not all poisoned by lead, we owe it to Pat Patterson’s tenacity.

Clair Patterson died in 1995, without receiving any Nobel Prize. Geologists never receive them.

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