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by SMP-UX 534 days ago
Roman lead pipes were not a significant factor on the health of humans back then... To the same extent as public sewers, bathing, hygiene rules etc. Rome had it a lot better than even some countries today. Yeah you still had to deal with infections and such which could have been deadly but time and medicine era that you were in you had way better health outcomes in Rome
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You seem to have missed the third paragraph of the article.
Its more about lead kettles in which a sweet whine/ sugary additive was boiled down?