Poisonings went hand in hand with the drinking water in Pompeii

ENN
Aug 17, 2017, 12:34 pm39 pts
The ancient Romans were famous for their advanced water supply. But the drinking water in the pipelines was probably poisoned on a scale that may have led to daily problems with vomiting, diarrhoea, and liver and kidney damage. This is the finding of analyses of water pipe from Pompeii.- The concentrations were…

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