Paints contain lead above permissible limits: Study


he study by Toxic Links shows that there is a clear violation of the prescribed standard of 90 ppm as toxic paints are still available in the market and no action have been initiated to remove them.

Planning to paint your house ahead of Diwali? Think twice as a study has found that all major paint samples contain high levels of lead way above the prescribed standard of 90 parts per million (ppm).Collected randomly, the paints were manufactured between 2018 and 2019 after a regulation came into force. 

The study by Toxic Links shows that there is a clear violation of the prescribed standard of 90 ppm as toxic paints are still available in the market and no action have been initiated to remove them. “It is of utmost most importance that the regulators act on the large-scale violation of the rules and ensure lead-safe paints are available in the market considering the children’s health,” said Piyush Mohapatra, senior programme coordinator, Toxics Link.Read more

Source web page New Indian Express


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