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Yes, acidity plays a role in it. No, Rome is not Flint, and --if you want to believe archeological evidence-- its water supply was NOT ok. https://www.pnas.org/

by jascii 7y ago

Yes, acidity plays a role in it. No, Rome is not Flint, and --if you want to believe archeological evidence-- its water supply was NOT ok. https://www.pnas.org/content/111/18/6594 https://www.pnas.org/content/111/18/6594

monocasa 7y ago
> Lead pollution of “tap water” in Roman times is clearly measurable, but unlikely to have been truly harmful.
- jascii 7y ago
  You realize that heavy metal poisoning is cumulative right? There is no safe dosis.
  - monocasa 7y ago
    I literally just quoted the conclusions paragraph of your article.
  - jeffdavis 7y ago
    Sure there is. If the accumulated doses over time aren't unlikely to significantly harm someone before they die of something else, then it's safe.