How To Remove The Lead?
As the mystery is being investigated, LRMH has been trying to figure out how to remove the lead from Notre Dame’s ruins. One approach suggested involves using a special putty in order to remove the toxic material and then to use a laser to clean the stones. Geologist Véronique Vergès-Belmin of the LRMH’s stone department has said that multiple strategies will likely need to be used.
How To Remove The Lead?
A Potentially Dark Legacy
In April 2019, President Macron promise that the cathedral would be rebuilt and made “more beautiful than before.” LRHM researchers agree, with Magnien telling Science magazine: “Notre-Dame will come out of this experience enriched. And so will we.” However, the fact that surrounding schools and parks may have been exposed to toxic levels of lead, perhaps the fire will leave behind a dark legacy.
A Potentially Dark Legacy