About 70 countries will stop using lead paint in the future

It was learned from the International Campaign Week on the prevention of lead poisoning that lead poisoning is still one of the most important environmental health concerns for children around the world. Lead paint is the main trigger point for lead poisoning in children. The World Health Organization calls on paint companies to avoid the use of lead-containing paint to allow children to grow up healthily.

It is understood that WHO has identified lead as one of the ten chemicals that have attracted major public health concerns and requires Member States to take action to protect the health of workers, children and women of child-bearing age. The organization claims that lead exposure has caused 143,000 deaths each year, causing the heaviest burden in developing countries. The organization also stressed that the harm caused by lead to children should not be ignored. Young children are particularly vulnerable to the toxic effects of lead and have to suffer severe and persistent side effects on health. Lead especially affects the brain and nerves. The development of the system. According to the data provided by the organization, the number of newly added intellectual disabilities caused by children’s lead exposure is estimated to be approximately 600,000 annually.

About 70 countries will stop using lead paint in the future

According to WHO, children may come into contact with leaded paints through toys, walls, door frames, furniture, etc. Lead-based paints on the surface of objects may also generate lead-contaminated dust that is easily inhaled by children. WHO stated that there is no known level of lead exposure that is considered safe and there is no known safe blood lead concentration, but lead poisoning can be completely prevented.

China New Coatings Network Xiaobian learned that there are clear standards and regulations for lead content in interior environmental decoration materials in China. The regulations stated that heavy metal content of solvent wood coatings, interior wall paint, heavy metal content of wood furniture, wallpaper The content of soluble lead in heavy metals shall not exceed 90 MG/kg. Experts explained that the main indicators of heavy metals specified in these standards include lead, chromium, cadmium, and mercury. These heavy metals are the main components of paint color development, so "the more colorful the paint, the more likely it is to contain a lot of heavy metal components."

According to data provided by WHO, 30 countries around the world have gradually stopped using lead-based paints. The global coalition for eliminating lead paint jointly led by WHO and UNEP set a target of 70 by 2015. The country stopped using lead paint.