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They did also have leaded water though
Yes, but they weren't fully aware of the danger like the U.S. government absolutely is.
Vitruvius, 1st century BCE
Damn! Beat me to it.
They also allowed detritus to build up in lead pipes to insulate the water from the lead.
Unfortunately, all these tricks and knowledge didn't stop them from boiling down grapes into their favorite condiment/syrup specifically in lead vessels because the lead made it taste sweeter.
Stupidity is a human constant.
And I am sure that there were other Romans writing treatises that said that lead was healthy. Because they didn't have the scientific method or any sort of modern scientific equipment, so expecting them to truly understand the dangers of lead piping compared to today is silly.
Doesn't take much. Lead is pretty poisonous - people working lead get sick, people who use lead cosmetics too often get sick, people who eat lead-flavored syrup get sick. Eventually even the thickest morons begin to notice a pattern, so long as they don't have an information box blaring all day telling them not to trust their woke liberal eyes instead of the Job Creators(tm).
Well, they realize assuming the lead doesn't get to their brain first.
Actually, I've read somewhere that they actually found out and did something for it but somehow the information got lost
They let a sediment coating form on the lead. We do that too, and it's why the lead removal programs are only a top priority, and not an active emergency.
It actually works, because it's less a lead pipe, and more a "crusty mineral" pipe, with a lead coating.
Downside being that if you damage that buildup everything goes to shit, hence the decades of working to replace the pipes.