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user-inactivated  ·  3269 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Ice Cap Shows Ancient Mines Polluted the Globe [1997]

Yes. Kind of.





user-inactivated  ·  3269 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Interesting! I stand partially corrected. Looks like they knew that certain types of lead weren't ideal.

user-inactivated  ·  3269 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Maybe lead back then are like carbon emissions today. Portions of the populace know its unhealthy, but it's not economically advantageous to turn away from it.