Exposure to lead from mining probably lowered I.Q. levels in the empire, research has found. It might be the world’s first case of widespread industrial pollution. By Katherine Kornei Roughly ...

In ancient Rome, toxic lead was so pervasive in the air that it most likely dropped the average person’s IQ by 2.5 to 3 points, new research suggests. The study, published Monday in the journal ...

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In ancient Rome, lead was widely used in glazed table wares, paints, cosmetics, and was intentionally ingested as well as ...

Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped the average IQ by up to three points, a new study has found. In the paper, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ...