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Lead is reported in the ATSDR review (2019) as an environmental contaminant that occurs naturally and, to a greater extent, from anthropogenic activities such as mining and smelting and battery manufacturing. Lead is a metal that occurs in organic and inorganic forms; the latter predominates in the environment. Lead is rarely found in its metallic form in nature and commonly occurs as a mineral with sulphur or oxygen. 
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Lead is a cumulative toxicant that poses serious risks to human health and development, with children being especially vulnerable. Lead - containing paint remains one of the major sources of lead exposure for children globally. The international community, governments, industry and non - governmental organizations are working together to promote the establishment of lead paint laws in all countries.
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Most highly industrial countries adopted laws or regulations to control the lead content of decorative paints — the paints used on the interiors and exteriors of homes, schools, and other child-occupied facilities — beginning in the 1970s and 1980s. However, more than 40 lead paint studies over the last eight years show that lead paints are still widely sold in low- and middle-income countries, many containing very high levels of lead.
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The limit values for how much lead that may be found in toys is lowered within the EU. This has been decided by the European Council. The tightening rules will begin on October 28, 2018.
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REACH restriction is a regulatory tool that is used when the risks from a substance are not controlled by other regulatory means and need to be addressed Union-wide. It means that the manufacture, placing on the market or use of a substance is limited or banned. We share with you the latest developments with the most topical restriction proposals.
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This guide provides general information on lead with regard to chemical health and safety issues for workers using or exposed to lead while they are at work.
It gives an overview about potential health effects from exposure to lead, common work situations causing lead exposure, what protective measures should generally be taken when working with lead, what personal protective equipment (PPE) should be used when working with lead, what is the role of health surveillance and how to measure worker exposure to lead.
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UN Environment, in cooperation with World Health Organization, United States Environment Protection Agency and other partners, has developed a model law and guidance in order to assist countries in establishing and implementing regulation on lead paint.
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A mining district in south China shows significant metal(loid) contamination in paddy fields. In the soils, average lead, cadmium and arsenic concentrations were higher than the environmental quality standard for agricultural soils in China (GB15618-1995) and UK Clea Soil Guideline Value.
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Lead (Pb) is a toxic substance with well-known, multiple, long-term, adverse health outcomes. Shooting guns at firing ranges is an occupational necessity for security personnel, police officers, members of the military, and increasingly a recreational activity by the public. In the United States alone, an estimated 16,000–18,000 firing ranges exist. Discharge of Pb dust and gases is a consequence of shooting guns. The objectives of this study are to review the literature on blood lead levels (BLLs) and potential adverse health effects associated with the shooting population. The search terms “blood lead”, “lead poisoning”, “lead exposure”, “marksmen”, “firearms”, “shooting”, “guns”, “rifles” and “firing ranges” were used in the search engines Google Scholar, PubMed and Science Direct to identify studies that described BLLs in association with firearm use and health effects associated with shooting activities.
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