Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have dropped average IQ ... - NBC News
3 days ago · 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.
Lead pollution likely caused widespread IQ declines in ancient …
3 days ago · Pan-European atmospheric lead pollution, enhanced blood lead levels, and cognitive decline from Roman-era mining and smelting. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences , 2025; 122 (3) DOI ...
Lead pollution in ancient Rome may have lowered IQ levels ... - Sky News
2 days ago · 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.
Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, …
1 day ago · Roman Empire’s lead pollution was high enough to lower IQs, study says. Silver fueled the rise of the Roman Empire. But the ancient process of mining and extracting silver was also making the ...
Ancient Rome's lead air pollution may have dropped average IQ …
2 days ago · Lead air pollution, researchers now suggest, was so pervasive during the height of the Roman Empire that it may have lowered the average IQ of Europeans by 2.5 to 3 points.
How the Roman Empire Lowered IQ Levels in Europe
1 day ago · While lead poisoning through contaminated food and wine was more likely to be a concern for the upper classes, the entire population would have inhaled airborne lead produced from the empire’s huge mines and smelting operations, with lead being a byproduct of silver and gold refineries.. To track levels of airborne lead pollution back through Roman times, McConnell and an international team ...
Scientists studying Arctic ice unlock link between lead pollution …
1 day ago · Lead pollution during the Roman Empire may have caused declines of two-and-a-half to three points in intelligence quotient (IQ) levels in the European population, according to a new study. The ...
Lead Poisoning May Have Made Ancient Romans a Bit Less …
3 days ago · 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 ...
Lead pollution across the Roman Empire would have caused IQ …
3 days ago · Extensive silver mining may have exposed ancient Romans to high levels of lead pollution in the air, probably leading to a general drop in their IQ and their resistance to disease. Analyses of ...
Ancient lead pollution may have lowered IQs across the Roman …
3 days ago · The levels of atmospheric lead pollution documented in the study are less than the peak of global lead pollution reached in the 20th century, when leaded gasoline use was widespread. But it’s ...
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