Posted on 12/20/2015 5:04:30 AM PST by Libloather
Thus the fall of the Roman Empire...
While lead matters, the trouble is that many other things matter as well. For example, the USGS and other agencies are terrified of arsenic, so have lowered its legal limit in water to just a tiny amount. This is based on discovering that it dampens the novel pathogen recognition of the immune system. Then, when the pathogen is finally recognized, the immune system dangerously overreacts.
Cadmium, Manganese, and Mercury are also extremely toxic and known for their effects on the brain. Less toxic but still dangerous includes Selenium, Beryllium, Lithium, and Chromium(VI).
Organometallic forms of several metals, combinations with other elements, can make some metals much more toxic.
Yes. Lead Acetate is sweet. The Romans used it as a Sweetener and it also was in their wine. Bad results
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead%28II%29_acetate#Sweetener
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