Lifetime Lead Exposure Can Triple Alzheimer's Risk

[isawczuk]

I still don't understand why lead used at all, anywhere. I highly recommend new Netflix release called Lead Children.

[OneDeuxTriSeiGo]

Lead is still an order of magnitude better than the alternatives for a lot of things. ex:

- Lead is ductile, malleable, and blocks radiation very effectively making it far easier than other materials as a radiation barrier.

- Lead is one of the few materials that has no resonant frequencies making it an extremely effective acoustic and vibratory dampener.

- Lead and lead compounds are far cheaper, less toxic, and more sustainable catalysts for chemical reactions. So while lead is problematic, for industrial processes it's often fairly harmless and mundane in comparison.