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Science & Technology Lead: A Chameleon-Type Metal Ion. Its Use and Effects on Environment and Health Lead is one of the oldest metals known to man and therefore it deserves special emphasis in the international year of the Periodic Table of the Elements (2019). Its essentiality has been discussed but not demonstrated, yet its toxicity has already been recognized by Greek and Arab scholars.