Word: metallism
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...total prevention could be an elusive goal. Americans are constantly exposed to lead, particularly from old, crumbling paint. The dense metal escapes into the air when used in industrial processes and can leach out of crystal glassware and imported pottery into food and drink. Lead solder in old plumbing often contaminates tap water. Government regulations have phased out most leaded gasolines, but the residue from the exhausts of millions of vehicles in years gone by still poisons the soil near major highways. And though lead-based paints were banned for most uses in 1977, a 1988 Public Health Service report...
Even in minute quantities, lead is highly toxic. Some historians suggest that widespread lead poisoning contributed to the decline of ancient Rome, where the metal was used for tableware, weapons, cosmetics and water pipes in aqueducts, as well as in the processing of wine. Its prevalence, some conjecture, may have caused sterility, miscarriages and even insanity, particularly among members of the upper classes, who imbibed heavily...
...Heavy Metal Horns with Agent 13 at T.T. the Bear...
...Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Ensemble at the Western Front...
...bought a hockey stick for some reason," says roommate Michael Willis '92. "He doesn't play hockey. He just takes the stick and knocks a metal can against the wall and wakes up our neighbors...