Researchers say the massive expansion of mining and the processing of metal ores caused airborne lead pollution to soar during the peak of the empire, leading to an estimated 2- to 3-point drop in IQ ...

Pitt looked at 372 non-adult skeletons (mostly infants and toddlers) and 274 adult females from 24 different sites across ...

Environmental disasters involving huge oil tankers poisoned wastewater and thousands of tons of lead. The lead got into the water through the exhaust gases of cars. This is the current reality of the ...