Hmmm. So lead smelted lead refined is bad, but galena, the rock ore that Pb is extracted from, is just fine in situ?
Well, Maybe one ought to check out the free lead and leachate lead associated with the rock in the ground before simply declaring lead smelting a “hazard” while the ground adjacent is , well, made of lead bearing rock....
So much for science and PC spin.
‘swhy lead was removed from gasoline.
You could look it up...