"Restoring the Lake Depths Foundation, a South Lake Tahoe-based nonprofit using a deep-water robot to pull refuse from beneath the surface including about 1 ton of alcohol bottles containing lead and cadmium."

https://www.sfgate.com/renotahoe/article/lake-tahoe-robot-hazardous-waste-cleanup-18406175.php

That made me curious. So I checked the Font Of All That Is True, and sure enough:

"Glass Alcohol Bottles Contain Harmful Levels of Lead, Cadmium"

https://www.usnews.com/news/national-news/articles/2019-06-28/study-glass-alcohol-bottles-contain-harmful-levels-of-lead-cadmium

Be sure to remind someone of that the next time they rant about, "Why did the Romans have leaded wine cups, didn't they know better?". 

 @bb1c524f I think about shit like this *every time* my friends show me a video with the latest cool DIY gardening hack. Pallets are drenched in antifungals and insecticides, oh my god why are those people using them for soil contact? You want to plant strawberries in a gutter, that’s cute but what did they powder coat the aluminum with? It’s all horrible, and I usually just stay quiet.