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Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ deficits

Lead records from Arctic glaciers indicate that people all over Europe would have been affected by pollution from metal smelting during the Roman era

By: New Scientist

Jan 08 2025
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Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ deficits

The site of a Roman-era lead mine at Charterhouse in Somerset, UK
Andrew Wilson
Extensive silver mining may have exposed ancient Romans to high levels of lead pollution in the air, probably leading… [+390 chars]

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Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ deficits

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