No matter where he searched on Earth, no matter how far he traveled back in time, the . . . naturally occurring [lead] levels in the air and water in the past were far lower. . . . Patterson fought the industry for [more than] 20 years before [[w:Tetraethyllead#Phaseout and ban | lead was finally banned in US [gasoline]] and other] consumer products.
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