Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ ... - NBC News
Jan 7, 2025 · Researchers linked lead found in ice samples from Greenland to ancient Roman silver smelters, suggesting the pollution was pervasive enough to affect much of Europe.
Ancient Romans Breathed in Enough Lead to Lower Their IQs, …
Jan 7, 2025 · Roman children likely had an extra 2.4 micrograms of lead per deciliter of blood from the empire’s air pollution. That correlates to a drop in IQ of between 2.5 and 3 points.
Lead Pollution Likely Caused Widespread IQ Declines in Ancient …
Jan 6, 2025 · DRI scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution records preserved in Arctic ice cores to identify periods of lead pollution throughout the Roman Empire, and now new research expands on this finding to identify how this pollution may …
Did lead poisoning cause downfall of Roman Empire? The jury …
Jul 5, 2021 · Researchers who recreated some of the syrups found lead concentrations around 60 times higher than the EPA allows in public drinking water.
Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman Empire ...
Jan 6, 2025 · People living during the golden age of the Roman Empire experienced an average 2.5 to 3 point reduction in IQ due to atmospheric lead, according to a study published January 6 in the...
Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have lowered IQ levels ... - Sky News
Jan 7, 2025 · In ancient Rome, lead was widely used in glazed table wares, paints, cosmetics, and was intentionally ingested as well as being present in air pollution from mining and smelting. Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped the average IQ by up to three points, a new study has found.
Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient …
Jan 6, 2025 · DRI scientists have previously used atmospheric pollution records preserved in Arctic ice cores to identify periods of lead pollution throughout the Roman Empire, and now new research expands...
Ancient Romans likely breathed lead pollution | Science - AAAS
Jan 6, 2025 · In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, scientists for the first time quantified atmospheric levels of this pollutant and found the toxic metal likely led to diminished IQs for many ancient Romans.
Lead pollution linked to lower IQs in Roman Empire: Study
Jan 6, 2025 · Atmospheric lead pollution likely caused cognitive decline among citizens of the Roman Empire, according to research published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
Roman Empire's Air Pollution May Have Lowered The IQ of Europe
Using modern evidence of lead pollution and its health effects, the international team calculates that lead exposure in the Roman golden age could have caused a population-wide drop in IQ of about 2.5 to 3 points per person. And that goes for most of the Roman Empire, including its provinces of Gaul, northwestern Africa, Iberia, and Britannia.
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