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2. Environmental impact of paint - Wikipedia

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   Low-VOC paint types include latex (water-based), recycled latex (water-based), acrylic, and milk paint. [1] [2] The labels of paint cans can be checked for the following information: To be considered low-VOC, the paint should contain <50 g/L of VOC. [citation needed] To be considered zero-VOC, the paint should contain <5 g/L of VOC. [citation ...

3. Lead-based paint in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The District of Columbia defines "lead-based paint" as any "paint, surface coating that contains lead equal to or exceeding 0.7 milligram per square centimeter (0.7 mg/cm2) or 0.5% by weight." [9] This is more stringent than the HUD lead-based paint standard of 1.0 mg/cm2) . Some states have adopted this or similar definitions of "lead-based ...

4. Lead paint - Wikipedia

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   Lead paint has been generally phased out of use due to the toxic nature of lead. Alternatives such as water-based, lead-free traffic paint are readily available. In some countries, lead continues to be added to paint intended for domestic use, [2] whereas countries such as the United States and the United Kingdom have regulations prohibiting ...

5. EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a ...

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   EPA bans consumer use of a toxic chemical widely used as a paint stripper but known to cause cancer. MATTHEW DALY. April 30, 2024 at 11:28 AM.

6. EPA implements toughest restrictions yet on use of highly ...

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   It is also used in metal degreasers, aerosols, adhesives, paint and coating products, and in the manufacturing of some pharmaceuticals, according to the EPA. There are risks for anyone who handles ...

7. Poison Profits -- The Lead Paint Blame Game - The Huffington Post

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   From that month through January 2016, HPD issued more than 10,000 violations for dangerous lead paint conditions in units with children under 6, the age group most at risk of ingesting toxic paint. Half of the violations were in just 10 percent of the city’s zip codes, low-income neighborhoods in the Bronx, Brooklyn and northern Manhattan, a ...