On Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:11:40 +0100, Lobster
wrote:

Onetap wrote:
On 3 Jun, 10:28, Frank Erskine wrote:

It would be interesting to see actual statistics (not mere opinions)
of how many people have suffered from lead poisoning due to the use of
lead pipes and lead/tin solder.

Probably quite a few if you were to include non-mains water, acidic
well water or non-water uses. The lunacy amongst Roman Emperors
(Caligula, Nero, etc..) was probably the result of consuming wine
stored or drunk from lead or pewter vessels.

I thought that was more related to generations of incest?

.... which was the result of drinking wine... :-)

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Frank Erskine