William Sommerwerck wrote:
It wasn't lead pipes, it was "Lead Acetate", a toxic sweetener
made from lead.

Wasn't there also a problem with lead-based face makeup both
in Rome and also until modern times?

What about lead water pipes?

I've seen an ad from the '20s, from the Lead Institute (or something like
that), proclaiming how wonderful it was that the Roman Empire distributed
water through lead pipes!


Location:Netherlandds.
Until last year I had a lead pipe between the
street main feed and my water meter(copper pipe inside).
When the pipe was replaced, there was 1.5 mm deposit inside
the old pipe, and no possible access to the lead pipe.
But of course we do not chlorinate our water supply, and
the water is always moderately hard(and very tasty).
So we can safely drink it without gagging, and without
lead and chlorine poisoning.