#dmcs #Toxins * Children and Pregnant Mothers face widespread - TopicsExpress



          

#dmcs #Toxins * Children and Pregnant Mothers face widespread exposure to toxic lead in paint * A study by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) finds that the majority of the paints tested would not meet regulatory standards established in most highly industrialized countries— for example, 90 parts per million (ppm) in the United States and Canada—and that some contain astonishingly high and dangerous levels of lead. The study analyzed enamel decorative paints from nine countries: Argentina, Azerbaijan, Chile, Cote dIvoire, Ethiopia, Ghana, Kyrgyzstan, Tunisia and Uruguay.
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:17:32 +0000

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