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Lead is still bad for your brain

Wait, wasn't this solved by the Romans? Anyway, my grandma ate lead paint and she was totally fine.

In other words, even if we were to completely stop mining for and using lead (which we aren’t, since the lead-acid battery market is projected to increase in the next years), we would still need to deal in a safe manner with what has been put out there. Older housing, industrial sites, ageing infrastructure, and underfunded communities all play a role in how much lead still lingers in your air, water, soil, and body. Automotive lead-acid battery market to reach USD 40.60 billion by 2032, driven by sustained demand in conventional vehicles and emerging economies: SNS Insider.

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