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Consumer Reports often gets the question, "Can't painting over lead-based paint with today's lead-free paint contain the problem?"
Got old windows? Opening them could stir up harmful lead 2011
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(My daughter made off with some hot pink vampire teeth and what was probably lead-based lip gloss.)
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However, TSCA also regulates work practices and the disposal of lead-based paints from renovation, repair and painting.
Bill Chameides: The Toxic Substances Control Act's Toxic Baddies Bill Chameides 2011
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Last month, for example, it recalled 1,900 toy cars imported to Florida from China that the agency says were colored with lead-based paint.
Shanghai Closes Plants Using Lead James T. Areddy 2011
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Lead deserves some mention here, specifically lead-based paint, whose use remains a sad legacy -- even today its presence on the walls of homes, schools and offices poses a health threat, especially for children living in old and often economically depressed homes.
Bill Chameides: The Toxic Substances Control Act's Toxic Baddies Bill Chameides 2011
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However, TSCA also regulates work practices and the disposal of lead-based paints from renovation, repair and painting.
Bill Chameides: The Toxic Substances Control Act's Toxic Baddies Bill Chameides 2011
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Lead deserves some mention here, specifically lead-based paint, whose use remains a sad legacy -- even today its presence on the walls of homes, schools and offices poses a health threat, especially for children living in old and often economically depressed homes.
Bill Chameides: The Toxic Substances Control Act's Toxic Baddies Bill Chameides 2011
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The manufacture and use of lead-based paint was banned for residential use by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 1978.
Bill Chameides: The Toxic Substances Control Act's Toxic Baddies Bill Chameides 2011
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The manufacture and use of lead-based paint was banned for residential use by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in 1978.
Bill Chameides: The Toxic Substances Control Act's Toxic Baddies Bill Chameides 2011
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Uhh …. just exactly how much lead-based paint did you eat as a child, Hmm?
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