Unclenick--Agreed, lead isn't good for your system. It gets in the brain, too, and does unhealthy things there as well.
The Romans used lead pipes for their water mains, and into their houses. Why not--It's an easy metal to work with! The Latin for lead is "plumbum;" from that comes the word, "plumber," that is, one who works with lead. Thank goodness, plumbers no longer use lead pipes, nor lead-based solder to fasten copper pipes, but we still have the word.
Anyhow, I understand that the Romans' water supply leached lead out of the pipes and they
all drank leaded water, not just the nobility and the rich. And what it did to their brains made stupid military decisions easier to come by, and as they say, the rest is history.
Which is why, boys and girls, you should always cast lead bullets outdoors, or in a WELL ventilated workshop. Lead vapor is just as easily absorbed by the body as lead in solution. And we don't want to go the way of the Romans.
