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Lead And The Environment
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Some materials are so commonplace that we take them for granted. One of
those materials is a grayish metal that has been with us for thousands of years.
That metal is lead, still one of the world's most useful substances, and one
that never cea .... Middle of Term Paper
... point, ability to block
radiation, resistance to corrosion, readiness to form alloys and chemical
compounds, and ease of recycling. Its versatility, as well as its physical and
chemical properties, accounted for its extensive use. Lead can be rolled into
sheets which can be made into rods and pipes. It can also be molded into
containers and mixed with other metallic elements.
Lead was used in ancient times for making coinage, art objects and water
pipes. One of the first known toxic substances, lead was used by the Romans for
lining aqueducts and in glazes on containers used for food and wine storage; and
it is suspected to have resulted ... |
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