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September ?, 1971 U. S. to Study lead Content in Paints
You may be interested in the following news article we recently sent to Mr. Bulls
"The. federal Government will soon begin analyzing approximately 8,000 brands of oaint and publicly disclose which can cause lead poisonin?, Hep. William Fitts Ryan, D-H.T., said Wednesday.
At the same time, Mr. Ryan aald a Hew York City testing program' has so far identified 16 paints as exceeding the lead danger level.
Paints containing more than 1 percent load are generally con sidered to be potentially dangerous, especially to children who develop lead poisoning by eating paint.chips ."
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