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Lead is a metallic element with atomic number 82. It is a dense, soft, malleable, ductile metal. Known for several thousand years, it has been widely used through history for example in plumbing by the Romans and many other societies since. Compounds are poisonous on ingestion.
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Did lead poisoning contribute to the fall of the Roman Empire?
The main sources of pollution include (pp.155-156):
Lead pipes and lead-lined canals
Lead-containing paints and lead compounds in medicines and cosmetics
The pollution of food, wine and olive oil as … a result of their preparation in pewter or lead containers and the addition of sugar of lead or sapa
Workers in lead mines, foundries and lead production plants were
most exposed to lead pollution. …
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