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Can electric toothbrushes cause increase of lead in body?
No.
What is Lead based paint?
Lead based paint is paint that has a significant amount of lead (Pb) as a constituent of the color pigments in the paint.
Where can lead be found in the world?
Pencils, Paint, Your baby's toys from China. Hopefully, not your baby.
How are many children exposed to lead?
Many children have developed lead poisoning by eating the flaking lead-based paint often found in older buildings.
Did Duron Paint contain lead in 1975?
Most paint companies had stopped using lead in their paint at that time, however, never assume that paint is lead free. Use a lead paint test to determine if lead if present prior to sanding or scraping.
Can you paint over lead?
You can paint over lead paint. However, you do not want to sand or scrape the lead paint beforehand. This will create dust that you may breathe in and that is dangerous.
Is lead paint still in use?
No. Now all paint is lead free after it was shown that if you use lead paint then your next generation will be screwed.
Why do toys and other products have lead in it?
Lead is almost always found in the paint on toys. Lead compounds are used as pigments in the paint with lead chromate (PbCrO4) and lead carbonate (PbCO3) being the two major compounds used. Lead is also added to paint to speed drying, increase durability, retain a fresh appearance, and resist moisture that causes corrosion. because it makes the toys more duriable and they wont wear down.
Is there lead paint on wire hangers?
no, the use of lead paint has been illeagal for decades
What kitchen toys are manufactured lead paint free?
plastic kitchen is lead free paint
How do you perform tests for lead in paint?
A qualified inspector is the one who will be able to perform tests for lead in paint. Samples of the paint are taken in order to be tested. One way that you can determine if you should worry about lead paint is to find out when your home was built. Any homes built after 1978 should not have lead paint in them.
Can a landlord rent a place with lead paint?
They have to give you a disclaimer to inform you that the structure may contain lead based paint and there must not be a lead hazard. Like the paint is in poor condition.
