Mankind has played a love-hate relationship with lead for over 8,517 years and there is no end in sight (Dissanayake 2012). The necessities for lead are imperative for the existence of human survival. Without lead, we as human beings would not have evolved as quickly as we have. Of course, other metal could have been used, but there would have been other consequences as well. In this love-hate relationship, we have built and destroyed great empires with the toxins the metals possess. We have not entirely learned how to coexist with some of the materials we frequently use, such as lead. We have learned how to mask the problem and shift it to other parts of the globe with power and influence. It hopefully does not poison wealthy flourishing
