How Arctic ice cores prove lead pollution may in Ancient Rome have caused empire-wide cognitive decline
Lead pollution from Roman mining and metal production may have lowered intelligence levels across the vast Roman Empire nearly 2,000 years ago, new research suggests. Scientists from the Desert Research Institute in Nevada say their findings connect ancient industrial activities to widespread cognitive impairment.
Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ, study finds
Lead pollution in ancient Rome likely dropped the average IQ, a study found. The research is based on an analysis of ice cores extracted from Greenland.
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Pollution In Ancient Rome Caused The IQ Of People To Decline Across Europe
Lead exposure has left its toxic fingerprints all over history. We’ve come a long way in reducing its presence, but […]
Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient Rome, new study finds
Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive development of children. Scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution records preserved in Arctic ice cores to identify periods of lead pollution throughout the Roman Empire,
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