by Julia Berg | Nov 17, 2022 | Paint study
Summary: a new journal article presents the results of LEEP’s paint studies in Zimbabwe and Botswana, conducted in collaboration with academics from the Paediatric Association of Zimbabwe and University of Zimbabwe. Whilst no solvent-based paints purchased in Botswana...
by Clare Donaldson | Aug 25, 2022 | Paint study
Summary: LEEP and the Environment Protection Agency of Sierra Leone (EPA-SL) recently conducted a study to determine the lead content of paints in Sierra Leone. Results showed that 9 out of 19 (47%) samples of solvent-based paint for home use, obtained in Freetown,...
by Clare Donaldson | Aug 17, 2022 | Paint study
In June 2021, the Madagascar Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development, in collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, the National Center for Environmental Research and LEEP conducted a paint testing study to determine the lead content of paints...
by Clare Donaldson | Jul 13, 2021 | Paint study
As part of our initial activities, LEEP analyses the lead content of solvent-based paint available on the market in countries without data on the current prevalence of lead paint. The purpose is to determine whether there is lead in household paint currently being...
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