Pan-European atmospheric lead pollution, enhanced blood lead levels, and cognitive decline from Roman-era mining and smelting

Joseph R. McConnell; Nathan J. Chellman; Andreas Plach; Andreas Stohl; Nicole-Kristine Smith; Gill Plunkett; Bo M. Vinther; Dorthe Dahl-Jensen; J.P. Steffensen; Diedrich Fritzche; Sophia Wensman; Sandra O. Brugger; Brandon MacDonald; Andrew  Wilson

doi:10.1073/pnas.241963012

Pan-European atmospheric lead pollution, enhanced blood lead levels, and cognitive decline from Roman-era mining and smelting

Joseph R. McConnell^*, Nathan J. Chellman, Andreas Plach, Andreas Stohl, Nicole-Kristine Smith, Gill Plunkett, Bo M. Vinther, Dorthe Dahl-Jensen, J.P. Steffensen, Diedrich Fritzche, Sophia Wensman, Sandra O. Brugger, Brandon MacDonald, Andrew Wilson

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Journal	Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.241963012
Publication status	Published - 06 Jan 2025

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McConnell, J. R., Chellman, N. J., Plach, A., Stohl, A., Smith, N.-K., Plunkett, G., Vinther, B. M., Dahl-Jensen, D., Steffensen, J. P., Fritzche, D., Wensman, S., Brugger, S. O., MacDonald, B., & Wilson, A. (2025). Pan-European atmospheric lead pollution, enhanced blood lead levels, and cognitive decline from Roman-era mining and smelting. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.241963012

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