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Lead accumulates in the body poisons you for far longer than the other chemicals you mention. Even with relative to the particular effects on health, you reall
by henearkr 5y ago
Lead accumulates in the body poisons you for far longer than the other chemicals you mention.
Even with relative to the particular effects on health, you really can't compare lead and those others. Lead was really the worse.
- londons_explore 5y agoDNA damage bioaccumulates too...
- henearkr 5y agoBut with lead you have both neurological/etc damages and DNA damages! These lead derivatives are classified as probably carcinogenous! So, you see? The comparison ends up easy!
- brian_cunnie 5y agoMy old roommate, a NASA chemist (Max Bernstein, Ph.D.) once said to me, "I don't worry so much about chemicals; they break down. I worry about heavy metals because they never break down."