Lead in ancient Rome s city waters Proceedings （在古罗马城市水域诉讼）.pdf

Lead in ancient Rome’s city waters a,b,1 b,c d e b,c Hugo Delile , Janne Blichert-Toft , Jean-Philippe Goiran , Simon Keay , and Francis Albarède aUniversité Lumière Lyon 2, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique-Unité Mixte de Recherche (CNRS UMR) 5600, 69676 Bron, France; bEcole Normale Supérieure de Lyon, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, CNRS UMR 5276, 69007 Lyon, France; cDepartment of Earth Science, Rice University, Houston, TX 77005; dMaison de l’Orient et de la Méditerranée, CNRS UMR 5133, 69365 Lyon Cedex 7, France; and eArcheology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BF, Great Britain Edited by Thure E. Cerling, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, and approved March 19, 2014 (received for review January 3, 2014) It is now universally accepted that utilization of lead for domestic notably the small scale of the harbor and anchorage facilities at purposes and water distribution presents a major health hazard. Ostia and the long route of communication with the principal The ancient Roman world was unaware of these risks. How far the maritime port at Puteoli (Pozzuoli) on the Bay of Naples (12). gigantic network of lead pipes used in ancient Rome compromised The inland ∼0.4 km2 Trajanic basin, which was excavated in the public health in the city is unknown. Lead isotopes in sediments early years of the second century AD in response to the growing from the harbor of Imperial Rome register the presence of a strong demands of an expanding population in Rome, offered both anthropogenic component during the beginning of the Common safe mooring to sea-goin