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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 said a Hew York City testing program' has so far identified 16 paints as exceeding the lead danger level.
Paints containing more than 1 percent lead are generally con sidered to bis potentially dangerous, especially to children who develop lead poisoning by eating paint.chips
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