by Julia Berg | Dec 26, 2024 | Burundi, Paint study, Regulation, Research, Updates, Workshop
Summary LEEP and two government partners in Burundi conducted a study to determine the lead content of paints in Burundi. The results showed that 13 out of 47 (27%) samples of paints for home use contained hazardous levels of lead (greater than 90 ppm). LEEP, the...
by Julia Berg | Nov 12, 2024 | Niger, Paint study, Regulation, Research, Updates, Workshop
Summary The State of Niger, through the Ministry of Environment and the Ministry of Public Health, in partnership with LEEP, conducted a study in 2022 to determine the lead content in paints available on the Nigerien market. The results showed that 15 out of 49 (31%)...
by Julia Berg | Jul 12, 2024 | Paint study, Research, Updates, Workshop, Zimbabwe
Summary In June 2023, the Environmental Management Agency of Zimbabwe (EMA) and LEEP jointly conducted a paint study to determine the lead content of paints available to purchase in Zimbabwe. Results showed that 35% of the samples, representing 34 brands, contained...
by Charlie Loudon | Jul 1, 2024 | Ghana, Paint study, Research, Updates
Summary The Ghana Environmental Protection Agency, Ghana Standards Authority, Environmental Youth Action Network and LEEP conducted a study to determine the lead content of paints in Ghana. The results showed that six out of 59 (10%) samples of paints for home use...
by Lucia Coulter | Apr 22, 2024 | Monitoring and Evaluation, Research
LEEP developed its first cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) in 2021, in which we estimated the expected cost per disability-adjusted life year (DALY)-equivalent averted of implementing our first paint program. As LEEP has expanded its programming over the past few...
by Julia Berg | Mar 20, 2024 | Research, Spices, Updates
Summary: LEEP conducted studies to determine the lead content of spices in Türkiye and Ethiopia Spices are a commonly adulterated food product and studies have previously demonstrated the addition of lead chromate pigments in some spice supply chains Results from two...
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