This series of PowerPoint Presentation (in pdf format) is an introduction to the Rotterdam Convention and how it can help speed global lead paint elimination. It explains who can submit a notification, how to go about submitting a notification, and some of the key issues countries wishing to submit a notification need to understand.
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
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.
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.
Selon une étude récemment menée par l'organisation mondiale de la santé, l'utilisation des métaux lourds et certains produits chimiques comme le plomb dans la peinture représente un véritable problème pour la santé et l'environnement en générale.
Wednesday, 20 January 2021
Conacry, GuinéeC'est pour donc réglementer et mettre fin à l'utilisation de ces produits chimiques que s'est tenu ce mercredi 20 janvier 2021 à Conakry une réunion de réflexion multi-acteurs.
Environmental health, child health advocates, governments, and paint industries are coming together this week from October 25 to 31 for the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action.
KATHMANDU, Oct 30: Environmental health, child health advocates, governments, and paint industries are coming together this week from October 25 to 31 for the International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week of Action.
The Philippines marks this year’s International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) with the historic phase-out of paints containing lead additives as backdrop.
The ILPPW, which will take place from October 25th until the 31st, is an initiative of the UN-backed Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint with this year’s edition focusing on the need to accelerate progress towards the global phase out of lead paint through regulatory and legal measures.
Para limitar el contenido de plomo en recubrimientos y pinturas, y prohibirlo en artículos destinados al uso infantil, el senador Ricardo Monreal presentará una iniciativa que establezca un máximo de ese metal en la elaboración de dichos productos.
Para limitar el contenido de plomo en recubrimientos y pinturas, y prohibirlo en artículos destinados al uso infantil, el senador Ricardo Monreal presentará una iniciativa que establezca un máximo de ese metal en la elaboración de dichos productos.
Phyllis Omido walks through the village of Owino Uhuru. She has been keeping a close eye on the lead exposure that has plagued this settlement since a nearby smelter began operations in 2007.
A Kenyan community whose children and residents were sickened by lead from a battery smelting plant has been awarded $12 million (1.3 billion Kenyan shillings) following a civil lawsuit.
