A new study turned to Arctic ice core records between 500 BCE through 600 CE to find a link between lead pollution and ...

Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires such as the Roman Empire to ...

Lead exposure is responsible for a range of human health impacts, with even relatively low levels impacting the cognitive ...

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Researchers examined three ice core records to identify lead pollution levels in the Arctic between 500 BC to 600 AD.

Researchers say the massive expansion of mining and the processing of metal ores caused airborne lead pollution to soar ...

Suggestions have emerged in recent decades that attribute the rise and fall of ancient empires such as the Roman Empire to climate ... were used to map the general changes in the size and number ...

A study analyzing Arctic ice cores reveals that lead pollution during the Roman Empire's height contributed to an estimated 2 ...

Researchers have said the massive expansion of mining and the processing of metal ores in particular caused airborne lead pollution to soar during the peak of the empire, leading to an estimated 2 ...

The mass production of silver coins in the Roman Empire had an unintended effect ... computer modeling of atmospheric movement to produce maps of lead pollution levels across Europe throughout ...

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 ...