Lead

:Pb redirects here. For PB as an abbreviation, go to PB.

Precautions

Lead is a poisonous metal that can damage nervous connections (especially in young children) and cause blood and brain disorders. Long term exposure to lead or its salts (especially soluble salts or the strong oxidant PbO2) can cause nephropathy, and colic-like abdominal pains. The historical use of lead acetate (also known as sugar of lead) by the Roman Empire as a sweetener for wine is considered by some to be the cause of the dementia which affected many of the Roman Emperors.

Related Topics:
Poison - Nephropathy - Colic - Lead acetate - Roman Empire - Dementia - Roman Emperor

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