I find it hard to believe that atmospheric lead levels were higher in the ancient Roman Empire than since the Industrial Revolution. The amount of lead mined an

I find it hard to believe that atmospheric lead levels were higher in the ancient Roman Empire than since the Industrial Revolution. The amount of lead mined and smelted now is vastly more than it was then. Regardless of current safety measures, there were decades with none. And then we had leaded gasoline for a century. Everything in this article may be accurate, but that likely means we're all far worse off now.