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Lead Paint
Overview of IPEN analysis of water-based paint
Thursday, 27 October 2022 - 11:33am
Background
It is generally believed that the most common, intentional use of lead compounds is in solvent-based paint because of its chemical properties. IPEN has therefore conducted studies focused on lead in solvent-based paint sold for home use together with NGO partners in almost 60 countries since 2009. However, very little research is done in relation to lead content of water-based paint.
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Document:

overview_of_ipen_analysis_of_waterbased_paint_october_2022_final.pdf

overview_of_ipen_analysis_of_waterbased_paint_october_2022_final.pdf
ILPPWA
FOLLOW-UP STUDY ON BLOOD LEAD LEVELS IN SOME VIETNAMESE CHILDREN (2022)
Saturday, 22 October 2022 - 9:25am
REPORT SUMMARY
ON EVALUATION OF BLOOD LEAD LEVELS AND IDENTIFICATION OF SOME RISK FACTORS FOR LEAD EXPOSURE OF CHILDREN IN TAN HIEP COMMUNE, LONG THANH DISTRICT, DONG NAI PROVINCE
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Document:

cgfed_report_on_children_blood_lead_levels_october_2022_en.pdf

Report (English)

cgfed_report_on_children_blood_lead_levels_october_2022_vn.pdf

BÁO CÁO KẾT QUẢ (Vietnamese)
Lead Paint
85 Imported Spray Paints Found to Contain Lead Above the Legal Limit
EcoWaste Coalition, IPEN seek stringent enforcement of lead paint law
Thursday, 20 October 2022
Quezon City, Philippines - Paints containing lead above the legal limit continue to be exported from China and Thailand to the Philippines despite a national ban on such paints to protect children, women and workers from the harmful effects of lead exposure.
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Lead
Imported Lead-Containing Spray Paints Sold in the Philippine Market
Thursday, 20 October 2022 - 2:27pm
From September 2020 to September 2022, the EcoWaste Coalition collected 100 samples of aerosol paints (also called spray paints) that are marketed for general use in the Philippines, particularly as touch-up paint for bicycles, cars, household appliances, ornaments, and toys, as well as a material for school projects.
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Document:

lead_paint_report.pdf

lead_paint_report.pdf
ILPPWA
Global Health Groups Say: “Our Kids Can’t Wait, End Lead Paint Now!”
50 IPEN Member Groups from 40 Countries Join International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week’s Call to “Say No to Lead Poisoning”
Thursday, 20 October 2022
IPEN and 50 of its member groups from 40 countries will join the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint, a joint program of WHO and UNEP, for International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) this October 23-29, emphasizing the urgent need to protect children’s health through global action to eliminate the use of lead paint. IPEN is a founding member of the Alliance and a member of its Advisory Board.
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International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2022

More than 50 participating organizations of the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) from over 40 countries are taking part in the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) on October 23-29, 2022.
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ILPPWA
International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week 2022
Monday, 17 October 2022
The 10th Annual International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) is October 23-29, 2022.
About 50 participating organizations of the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN) from over 40 countries are taking part in the ILPPW. See their activities here.
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Plastic
Dioxin Experts Present Studies on Health Threats from Cancer-Causing Chemicals
Research on PFAS and brominated dioxins shows ongoing health threats from toxic chemicals
Tuesday, 11 October 2022
New Orleans - At the Dioxin 2022 Conference beginning here on October 9, Dr. Jindrich Petrlik will present a recent study that demonstrates the failure of using high temperature approaches to eliminate wastes that contain the “forever chemicals” PFAS, and Valeriya Grechko will present another recent paper that found high levels of brominated dioxins in recycled plastic products purchased in eleven African, Arabic, and Latin American countries.
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IPEN Science & Research Reports

IPEN has been studying the impacts of plastics and the chemicals they contain for 25 years, and has produced global data on the health and environmental threats from plastics. The reports below are a sampling of that work.
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