dave stanton wrote:

On Mon, 01 Aug 2005 17:49:29 +0100, Chris Bacon wrote:


Rob Morley wrote:

Lead dissolves in acid rain and is washed into water courses, where
it kills things and can find its way back to us.

Hm. What compounds does it form when it "dissolves"?

Where does that leave us when there're churches,
cathederals, houses and blocks of garages all with
lead on their roofs!

? What is your answer to this?

Lead is a cumalative poison, that is it builds up in tissue in the body
and does not go away.

I don't think that was the answer that the OP was looking for.
Your answer was to a question that had not yet been asked. :-)

Dave In pedant mode. Sorry :-)