Spencer+S+Ancient+Facts

= Spencer S = =

= = Ancient Facts =
 * In ancient Rome, sewers carried human waste into the Tiber River.

By 312 B . C .E. the river was so polluted the Romans had to construct aqueducts to obtain clean drinking water.
 * Typhoid and cholera outbreaks were very common back in ancient Rome.

Mines and foundry furnaces caused air pollution
 * in 800 years of Roman civilisation approximately 400 tons of lead were deposited through rain and ice
 * Many people recognized the problem but did nothing about it. Vitruvius Pliny Kobert
 * In the mining and foundry industries workers were exposed to constant contact with lead and its fumes
 * Lead poisoning was one of the biggest problems in ancient rome. it also lead to the downfall of rome
 * Lead was in paint pipes, cups, toys, statues, cosmetics, coffins, and roofs, and it may even have been in the wine of the wealthy class.