铅是人类最早使用的金属之一。古罗马人就曾经用铅来制作管子。在拉丁文中,铅被写作Plvmbum,所以安装铅管的工人就被称之为 Plumbers——管子工。元素铅的化学符号 Pb 实际上也起源于它的拉丁文 Plumbum。日常生活的许多产品中都要用到铅。加铅汽油、火柴、染料、颜料、油灰、陶器、炸药、枪弹、杀虫剂、汽车及拖拉机上所使用的蓄电池以及某些保藏食物的罐头中都有铅。在某些地方,人们还用铅管来输送饮水。而铅就会 Lead is one of the earliest human uses of metal. The ancient Romans used to make pipes from lead. In Latin, lead is written as Plvmbum, so workers who install lead pipes are called Plumbers. The chemical symbol for elemental lead Pb actually originated from its Latin Plumbum. Lead is used in many products of everyday life. Lead is included in leaded petrol, matches, dyes, pigments, putties, pottery, explosives, bullets, pesticides, batteries used in cars and tractors, and in some canned food. In some places, people also use plumbing to deliver drinking water. Lead will