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tarsinge on Feb 10, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: Unsafe Lead Levels in Tap Water Not Limited to Fli...

Just noticed that in french lead is "plomb" and plumber is "plombier"

rangibaby on Feb 10, 2016 [–]

That's from Latin, which is why the periodic table symbol for lead is Pb.

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