Time to Ban Lead in Industrial Paints and Coatings

Frontiers in Public Health

Perry Gottesfeld¹ 

关键词: lead paint;    lead poisoning;    industrial coatings;    REACH;    lead exposure;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpubh.2015.00144

学科分类：卫生学

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

In the U.S. and most high-income countries, regulations already restrict the use of lead paint for residential applications. However, few countries have enacted comprehensive bans on the use of lead additives in all paints. In 2009, more than 120 countries at the UN International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM) voted to phase-out all lead paints (1). Since then, a few countries including the Philippines and Nepal have enacted regulations to eliminate the use of lead additives in both consumer and “industrial” paints, but most countries have no restrictions on the manufacture or use of lead in any type of paint (2).

【 授权许可】

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