At first a crusader for workplace safety, the trained physician railed against the use of the toxic and ubiquitous material ...

A recent bioarchaeological study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science: Reports investigates the differences in ...

The devastating health effects of lead exposure are well-documented, even at low levels. Modern studies highlight how lead ...

AP Later the Roman Empire used lead for tableware and for construction, including pipes. Previous research – including an analysis of ice cores from Greenland – had detected high levels of ...

This required smelting, which released lead, said Koutsodendris. Later, the Roman Empire used lead for tableware and for construction, including pipes. Previous research - including an analysis of ...

The expansion of the Roman empire to Greece 2,100 years ago coincided with a rise in lead pollution as a by-product of an increased demand for metals, according to some of the earliest traces of ...

Researchers have found the oldest known evidence of lead pollution dating to around 5,200 years ago in ancient Greece.

may have led to cognitive decline in the citizens of the Roman Empire. Lead pollution around this time may also have had some effect on marine microorganisms, and researchers from the new study ...

requiring smelting that released lead, said Koutsodendris. Later the Roman Empire used lead for tableware and for construction, including pipes. Previous research – including an analysis of ice cores ...

In the best restaurants along the Bosphorus strait Roman Abramovich’s high dining is setting tongues wagging as much as it once did in London. “I love Abramovich so much,” enthuses Omer ...

Childhood lead exposure is not quite yet a problem of the past. That said, there is much that caregivers can do to reduce the ...