The Roman Empire and the legacy of lead.
THE ROMAN EMPIRE, WITH ITS UNMATCHED TECHNOLOGICAL AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT, COULD HAVE LEFT A LESSER-KNOWN BUT WIDE-REACHING EFFECT TO EUROPE: LEAD POLLUTION. RECENT STUDIES SUGGEST THAT CHRONIC EXPOSURE TO THIS NEUROTOXIN MAY HAVE LOWERED THE AVERAGE IQ (IQ) OF POPULATIONS AT THE TIME, AFFECTING ENTIRE GENERATIONS The empire of steel and lead: a toxic legacy … Read more