Could lithium, a periodic table element used as an antidepressant, be added to drinking water to decrease violent crime? After all, added fluoride in drinking water results in stronger teeth and bones. Studies have analyzed communities with detectable amounts of naturally dissolved lithium in their aquifers, and you’ll never guess what they found.
References for this episode can be found at the following website:
https://carolpotenza.com/hydrogen-and-the-periodic-table-of-death/
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Music for the Periodic Table of Death was created by Gioele Fazzeri and published under Creative Commons License.
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