Lead has been used by humanity for 5000 years, and as such has a long allegorical, social, chemical, and environmental history.  The image to the left reflects ancient understanding of lead as symbolized by the planet/god saturn.  Research in this group encompasses a range of disciplines.

History of Lead and Humanity

Curriculum Reform: Using Lead as a single analyte for Instrumental Analysis of Community Derived Samples

 Environmental Dispersion of Lead

Lead as a tracer for archaeological migration of human populations

Structure/Function effects of lead as a means to rational design of lead sensing devices

Lead Poisoning is the subject of one of Dr. Fitch's three plays "House of Butterflies"