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A comment on UN Bans Mercury Satellite Propellants Under New Minamata Treaty Provisions. Parent comment

Re:UN Bans Mercury Satellite Propellants Under New Minamata ... by rsynnott on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @08:54AM (#30841873)
The main concern for Romans was lead, not mercury. Not due to pipes, as commonly believed, so much as due to the fact that they _used lead salts to flavor food_.

This also, of course, didn't cause the fall of the empire.

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Re:UN Bans Mercury Satellite Propellants Under New Minamata ... by JumpCrisscross on Tuesday March 29, 2022 @09:20AM (#30842183)
> so much as due to the fact that they _used lead salts to flavor food_

I believe it was also common to sweeten wine by leaving it in lead carafes.

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