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Lead with a poisonous electron shield

At a molecular level, what causes the toxic effects of lead? French researchers have now applied quantum chemistry to very simple enzyme models. As they have reported in "Angewandte Chemie," it seems that the lead's "electron shield" is the main culprit.

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