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Lead chromate (PbCrO4)

Chrome yellow, a synthetic inorganic pigment historically used in industrial paints and road markings. Added to turmeric to intensify the yellow colour; dissolves in gastric acid and provides bioavailable lead; documented as a major childhood blood-lead source in Bangladesh and rural India by Stanford-icddr,b isotope source-attribution research.

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