Hacker News with Generative AI: Lead Poisoning

Roman Empire's use of lead lowered IQ levels across Europe, study finds (theguardian.com)
Apart from sanitation, medicines, education, wine, public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system and public health, what did the Romans ever do for us? asks an exasperated Reg in Monty Python’s Life of Brian.
History, Science, Health, Roman Empire, Lead Poisoning
206 points by pseudolus 85 days ago | 168 comments
Half of US adults exposed to harmful lead levels as kids (2022) (apnews.com)
Over 170 million U.S.-born people who were adults in 2015 were exposed to harmful levels of lead as children, a new study estimates.
Health, Lead Poisoning, Childhood Development, Public Health, United States
9 points by segasaturn 149 days ago | 2 comments
Sparrows may be 'canary in the coal mine' for lead poisoning in children: study (abc.net.au)
Environmental Science, Public Health, Lead Poisoning, Children
151 points by Brajeshwar 258 days ago | 93 comments
One in four US households likely exceed new soil lead guidance levels (wiley.com)
Environmental Science, Public Health, Soil Contamination, Lead Poisoning, US Government
44 points by geox 287 days ago | 37 comments