3 ms·
The water was pretty hard (lots of dissolved minerals) and it formed a protective non reactive layer over the lead. The same thing happened in Flynt, but the c
by NegativeLatency 8y ago
The water was pretty hard (lots of dissolved minerals) and it formed a protective non reactive layer over the lead.
The same thing happened in Flynt, but the city cheaped out on the pH control chemicals, the protective layer was dissolved, and eventually the pipes with lead in them started leaching.
- Gibbon1 8y agoThree things I've read. Romans complained in writings about the use of lead acetate in wine. They also used lead cook pots to reduce grape juice to Defrutum. And the Romans used to smelt lead in Italy and banned the practice eventually. I've never seen a description of a Roman lead smelting operation but I can imagine. On the other hand I haven't seen anyone trying look for lead poisoning in Roman era bones. Just looked found this. http://www.poweredbyosteons.org/2012/01/lead-poisoning-in-rome-skeletal.html http://www.poweredbyosteons.org/2012/01/lead-poisoning-in-ro...
- lifeisstillgood 8y agoGreat link (I resubmitted just now for wider audience).