vintage computers and lead poisoning?

From: Teo Zenios <teoz_at_neo.rr.com>
Date: Fri Jun 4 18:05:02 2004

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Subject: Re: vintage computers and lead poisoning?


> Don Maslin wrote:
>
> > Well, there is a very good chance that most were well supplied.
> > Remember that in that era the water piping was lead also!
>
>
> But until the Romans driking wine was safer than drinking the water for
> the most part.
>
> > - don
>
>

Was beer the drink of the ages? I think the alcohol content of fermented
drinks made them cleaner then any other source of liquid. Lead takes a
while to accumulate in your system, and only the wealthy had plumbing.
Considering how young people died back in the roman times and earlier lead
in their water didn't matter.
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