Lead pollution in ancient Rome was so high that it dropped the population’s IQ by around 3 points, if not more. Elites were exposed to lead through water pipes, cooking pots, bath tubs ...

In ancient Rome, toxic lead was so pervasive in the ... amplifies long-standing questions about what role, if any, lead pollution played in the empire’s downfall. The authors linked lead found ...

This lead was released into the air, traveling vast distances and contaminating the environment. Recent studies used ice cores from the Arctic to trace this pollution. These cores, extracted from ...

Lead pollution in and around the Aegean Sea dates back to the Bronze Age and shows a strong spike associated with Roman ...

Using data on lead pollution and atmospheric modeling, the authors found that air pollution in ancient Rome affected the whole of Europe, raising children's blood lead levels by about 2.4 μg/dL ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome was so high that it dropped the population’s IQ by around 3 points, if not more. Elites were exposed to lead through water pipes, cooking pots, bath tubs, cosmetics and ...