You still do. Industrial air and in the dirt around you.
Nytimes:
"Roughly 2,000 years ago, the #RomanEmpire was flourishing. But something sinister was in the air. Literally.
Widespread #pollution in the form of airborne lead was taking a toll on health and intelligence, researchers reported on Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
Ancient Romans likely breathed lead pollution
https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-romans-likely-breathed-lead-pollution
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/climate/ancient-rome-lead-poisoning.html
https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/august/lead-exposure.html #Health
Nytimes:
"Roughly 2,000 years ago, the #RomanEmpire was flourishing. But something sinister was in the air. Literally.
Widespread #pollution in the form of airborne lead was taking a toll on health and intelligence, researchers reported on Monday in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences."
Ancient Romans likely breathed lead pollution
https://www.science.org/content/article/ancient-romans-likely-breathed-lead-pollution
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/06/climate/ancient-rome-lead-poisoning.html
https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2019/august/lead-exposure.html #Health
A Toxic Truth: Lead Exposure Problems Linger In Soil, Air - News - Carnegie Mellon University
Research shines new light on old environmental issues that continue to impact the health of children.www.cmu.edu
