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November 1 0 , 190U At a m eeting o f th e Board o f Health of the Department of Health h eld Octo ber 29, 195U, th e f o llo w in g r e s o lu t io n was adorned: RESOLVED, t h a t a r t i c l e tw elve o f the sa n ita ry code o f th e c i t y o f New York, as la s t amended by r e s o lu t i o n adopted on th e eig h th day o f March, n in eteen hundred f if t y - f o u r and f i l e d w ith th e c i t }7 c le r k on th e f i f t e e n t h day o f March, n in e te e n hundred f i f t y - f o u r , be and th e same hereby i s amended by adding th e r e to a new s e c tion , to fo llo w s e c tio n two hundred t h ir t y c, to be s e c tio n two hundred t h ir t y d, to read as fo llo w s: SeCo 230d. P a in t co n ta in in g more than 1% o f le a d - warning la b e l req u ired . 1. No person s h a ll have, keep, o f f e r fo r s a le , s e l l or g iv e away in th e c i t y o f New York any p a in t c o n ta in in g more than 1% o f le a d (determ ined as m e t a llic le a d based on th e t o t a l n o n - v o la t ile co n ten t o f th e p a in t) u n le s s i t b ears th e fo llo w in g warning statem ent.: "CONTAINS LEAD. HARMFUL I? EATEN, DO NOT APPLY Oil TOYS, FURNITURE OR INTERIOR SURFACES WHICH IE GILT EE CHEWED BY CHILDREN", and in a d d itio n t h e r e t o , th e word "Caution", "Warning" or "Danger", The warning statement may in c lu d e th e words "or oth er compounds" fo llo w in g th e words " con tain s lead", '' 2. Such warning statem en t s h a ll be p la ced in a conspicuous p la ce on th e immedi ate container o f such p a in t and s h a ll be p rin ted in l e t t e r s which are le g ib le and in conspicuous c o n tr a s t w ith other p r in tin g appearing on the co n ta in er. This sectio n sh a ll not apply to: (a ) Marine p a in t s , roof cements and co a tin g s, and automotive Itev f i n i s h e s w hich are n ot s o ld a t r e t a i l . (b) P a in ts, other than p ain ts fo r toys, ch ild ren 's furniture or i n t e r i o r su r fa c e s which might be chewed by ch ild r e n , s o ld to t h e fe d e r a l government, th e s t a t e o f New York, th e c i t y o f New York, a m anufacturer, an in d u s t r ia l p la n t, a m p u b lic u t i l i t y corporation or metal stru ctu ra l contractor fo r h is or i t s own use and not fo r r e s a l e . ||. lp R esolved fu r th e r , t h a t t h i s r e s o lu t io n s h a ll take e f f e c t on the f i r s t day o f nineteen hundred f i f t y - f i v e , ' i 'p : ^||j^-ty o f New York Department o f H ealth O ffice of the Secretary7 120 'Worth S t r e e t Hew York 1 3 , New York) EPI 000845 PROPOSED METHODS PO E DETERMINING- TOTAL LEAD AT A 1I LEVEL IN PAINT - t e d from ''P h y s i c a l and C hem ical E x a m in a tio n -- P a i n t s , V a r n is h e s , L a c q u e r s, o r s " 1 1 t h E d i t i o n ( 1 9 5 0 / , G ard ner and Sward. S e e p a g e 5^+9 and p a g e 5 7 0 . t , d e te r m in e t h e t o t a l n o n v o l a t i l e m a t e r ia l i n a w e ll- m ix e d sam p le o f p a i n t "by %ing 3 -5 gram s i n a f l a t - b o t t o m e d m e ta l d i s h f o r one h o u r a t 1 0 0 o- l ? ' C i n an # *n and d e te r m in in g t h e w e ig h t o f r e s i d u e . N e x t. W eigh out i n a c o v e r e d c r u c i b l e p a in t to produce about 10 grams o f a sh . C a r e fu lly burn o f f a l l organ ic " r ia l and c o m p le te t h e a s h in g w it h 1 ; 1 HNO^ u n t i l a l l carbon i s rem oved and a l l i-solu b le m aterial is in so lu tio n . fe r th e c r u c ib le and d r ie d c o n te n ts to a 400 m l. b eak er and b o il f o r about n u tes w ith an e x c e s s o f a c id ammonium a c e t a t e s o l u t i o n c o n s i s t i n g o f 95 c c . e n tr a te d ( s p . g r . 0 9 0 ) ammonium h y d r o x id e and 125 c c . g l a c i a l a c e t i c a c i d i n f e e . w ater. I f any in s o lu b le m atter i s p resen t, decant through a f i l t e r paper, ng th e r e s i d u e i n t h e b e a k e r . T r e a t th e r e s id u e w it h a d d i t io n a l a c id ammonium ate s o lu tio n in th e same manner. D iscard th e in s o lu b le r e sid u e and tr e a t th e ined f i l t r a t e s so as to o b ta in the t o t a l lea d in an a c e tic a cid s o lu tio n ad- ed to about 5 c c . e x c e s s in 200 c c . o f s o lu t io n . H eat to b o ilin g and add a ra te e x c ess o f 1C$ s o lu t io n o f ^ C ^ O y . H eat u n t i l th e y e llo w p r e c ip it a t e th a t $ forms assum es an orange c o lo r . A llow to s e t t l e and f i l t e r by d e c a n ta tio n onto Ighed Gooch o r s i n t e r e d g l a s s c r u c i b l e . Wash b y d e c a n t a t i o n u n t i l t h e w a sh in g s P o lo r le s s b e f o r e t r a n s f e r r i n g a l l o f t h e p r e c i p i t a t e . Wash w it h 9 51 e t h y l o l and th en w ith e t h e r . Dry to co n sta n t w eig h t a t 1 1 0 C ., c o o l and w eigh th e if c o lle c te d . PbCrOij. x f a c t o r 0.6G 1 = Pb |lo t a l Lead = (w e ig h t o f PbCrOA) (0 * 6 ^ 1 ) (3-00) C m eta l i n d r i e d p a i n t ) (w e ig h t o f p a i n t sam p le) ('jo n o n v o l a t i l e m a tte r ) EF'I 000848 11/10 /5 ^ ggpf su b sta n ces, o th er than th o se in clu d ed i n Group I I are u sed in p a in t, | | J formulation v a r ia b le s, i t i s in p o ssib le to e s ta b lis h a general warning la b e l. manufacturer i s cautioned to a le r t h im self to such hazards and use an ^iate precautionary la b e l. ^ W ^ ig ila n ce should be th e r u le in la b elin g- harmful Group I I I p ro d u cts. L a b el- d'otp I I I products co n ta in in g hazardous ch em icals to be guided by MCA Manual MIWflr-pvir.g L abels ap p lyin g to th o se p a r tic u la r ch em ic a ls. W p j - P aint and Varnish Removers m w Non-Flammable Removers, such as s p e c if ie d in F ed eral S p e c if ic a t io n TT-R-2f>lc Remover; P a in t and V arnish (o rg a n ic S o lv en t T ype), Type I I . X- ' H K& H Such removers co n ta in in g s u b s ta n tia l amounts o f M ethylene C hloride must bear la b e l s m a te r ia lly as fo llo w s : CAUTION1 Contains Methylene Chloride M ts f li M ilt Use w ith adequate v e n tila tio n . Avoid prolonged or repeated contact with skin. Avoid prolonged or rep ea ted b rea th in g o f vapor. Do n o t ta k e in t e r n a l ly . 'tJ* -. - ' 'M ', - Cb) .v- #s& g l life : p " .M E ie xt Flammable Removers, such as s p e c if i e d in F ed era l S p e c if ic a t io n TT-R-25lc Remover; P ain t and V arnish (o rg a n ic S o lv e n t T ype), Type I . Such removers co n ta in in g s u b s ta n tia l amounts o f b en zo l must bear labels m aterially as follow s: DANGERl EXTRSiELY FLAMMABLE VAPOR HARII7UL - POISON Contairis Eenzol fe fe - IP"f e ;: 7SK w Keep away from h ea t, sparks, and open fla m e. Keep container c lo sed . Use only w ith adequate v e n t ila t io n . Avoid prolonged or repeated breathing o f vapor. Avoid "5S- prolonged or repeated contact w ith sk in . V p zIyft fla s h P o i n t jjjove 20F * to 80F. ? P 'r Flash Point k *' 20F. or below WARNING! FIAMMABLE Keep Away from Heat, Sparks, and Open Flame CONTAINS IFAD OR OTHER CONFOUNDS HARMFUL IF EATEN Do n o t apply on to y s , fu r n itu r e or in t e r io r su r fa c e s which might be chewed by ch ild ren . Use w ith adequate v e n tila tio n . Avoid breathing vapor or spray m ist. A void prolonged co n ta ct w ith sk in . Wash th orou gh ly a f t e r han dlin g and b e fo r e e a tin g or smoking. Keep co n ta in er c lo se d when n o t in u se . DANGER! EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE Keep Away from Heat, Sparks, and Open Flame CONTAINS LEAD OR OTHER COMPOUNDS HARMFUL IF EATEN Do n ot apply on t o y s , fu r n itu r e or in t e r io r s u r fa c e s which might be chewed by c h ild r e n . Use w ith adequate v e n tila tio n . Avoid breathing vapor or spray m ist. Avoid prolonged co n ta ct w ith sk in . Wash th orou gh ly a f t e r h andling and b efo re e a tin g or smoking. Keep co n ta in er c lo se d when n ot in u se . (a) The p ercen t o f le a d i s determ ined as le a d metal (Fd) based on th e t o t a l solid s of the paint, (b) When more than 1 p ercen t o f le a d i s th e on ly harmful compound used in th e product, th e w ords, "Contains le a d or other compounds harmful i f eaten" in the a p p lic a b le Group I I la b e l may be changed to "Contains more than 1 p ercen t le a d (F o)" . Furtherm ore, when t h i s wording i s u sed , th e words "Harmful i f eaten" must appear in th e te x t of the la b e l. gw i n - P roducts oth er than th o se in clu d ed in Group J r co n ta in in g s ig n if ic a n t amounts o f m a te r ia ls or s o lv e n ts which may be harm ful. EPi 000846 yhen harmful su b sta n ces, o th er than th o se in clu d ed i n Group I I are u sed in p a in t, to form ulation v a r ia b le s, i t i s im possible to e s ta b lis h a general warning la b e l. The p a in t m anufacturer i s cautioned to a le r t h im se lf to such hazards and use an appropriate precautionary la b e l, Ejctra v ig ila n c e sh ould be th e r u le in la b elin g ' harmful Group I I I p ro d u cts. L abel ing of Gi'oup I I I prod u cts co n ta in in g hazardous ch em icals to be guided by MCA Manual L--1 Warning L ab els ap p lyin g to th ose p a r tic u la r ch em ica ls. GROUP IV - P a in t and V arnish Removers (a) Non-Flammable Removers, such as s p e c if ie d in F ed eral S p e c if i c a tio n TT-R-2plc Remover; P aint and Varnish (o rg a n ic S olven t Type), Type I I . Such removers co n ta in in g su b s ta n tia l amounts o f M ethylene C hloride must bear la b e l s m a te r ia lly as fo llo w s : CAUTIONI Contains Methylene Chloride Use w ith adequate v e n tila tio n . Avoid prolonged or repeated contact with sk in . Avoid prolonged or rep ea te d b rea th in g o f vapor. Do n o t ta k e in t e r n a lly . (b) Flammable Removers, such as s p e c if ie d in F ed era l S p e c if ic a t io n TT-R-25>lc Remover; P a in t and V arnish (o rg a n ic S o lv en t T ype), Type I . Such removers con tain in g su b sta n tia l amounts o f b en zol must bear lab els m aterially as follow s: DANGER! EXTPJCiELY FLAMMABLE VAPOR HARIl'UL - POISON Contains Eenzol Keep away from h ea t, sparks, and open fla m e. Keep con tain er c lo se d . Use only w ith adequate v e n t ila t io n . Avoid prolonged or repeated breathing o f vapor. Avoid prolonged or repeated contact with sk in . |tober ^~3 EFT 000847 PROPOSED METHODS POP. DETERMINING TO TAL LEAD AT A 1$ LEVEL IN P A IN T Adapted, from ,r? h y s ic a i and Chemical Exam ination -- P a in t s , V arnishes, Lacquers, C o l o r s " . 1 1 th E d itio n (1 9 5 0 ), Gardner and Sward. See page 5^+9 and page 570. F ir st, determine the t o t a l n o n v o la tile m aterial in a w ell-m ixed sample o f p a in t by heating 3-5 grams in a fla t-b o tto m e d m etal d ish fo r one hour at 1 0 0 -1 1 C in an oven and determ ining th e w eight o f r e s id u e . N ext. Weigh out in a covered c r u c ib le enough p a in t to produce about 10 grams o f ash. C a refu lly burn o f f a l l organic m aterial and com olete th e ashing w ith 1 :1 HNO3 u n t il a l l carbon i s removed and a l l acid-soluble m aterial is in solu tion . Transfer th e c r u c ib le and d ried co n ten ts to a 400 m l. beaker and b o il fo r about 2 minutes w ith an e x c e ss o f a cid ammonium a c e ta te s o lu t io n c o n s is tin g o f 95 c c . concentrated (s p . g r . 0 -9 0 ) ammonium hydroxide and 1 2 5 c c . g l a c ia l a c e t ic a c id in 130 c c . w ater. I f any in s o lu b le m atter i s p resen t, decant through a f i l t e r paper, leavin g the r e sid u e in th e b eaker. Treat the resid u e w ith a d d itio n a l a c id ammonium a ceta te s o lu t io n in th e same manner. D iscard the in s o lu b le resid u e and t r e a t th e combined f i l t r a t e s so as to o b tain the t o t a l lea d in an a c e t ic a c id s o lu tio n ad justed to about 5 c . ex cess in 200 c c . o f s o lu tio n . Heat to b o ilin g and add a moderate excess o f 1C% s o lu tio n o f Heat u n til the yellow p r e c ip ita te that f i r s t forms assumes an orange c o lo r . Allow to s e t t l e and f i l t e r by d eca n ta tio n onto a weighed Gooch or s in t e r e d g la s s c r u c ib le . Wash by d eca n ta tio n u n t il th e washings are c o lo r le s s b e fo r e tr a n s fe r r in g a l l o f th e p r e c ip it a t e . Wash w ith 95^ e th y l alcohol and then w ith e th e r . Dry to con stant w eight a t 110C ., co o l and weigh the EbCrOij. c o lle c t e d . PbCrOd x f a c t o r 0.6G1 = Pb $ Total Lead = (w eight of PbCrOh) (Cho^-l) (lOO)________________ (as medal in d r ie d p a in t) (w eight o f p a in t sample) ($0 n o n v o la tile m atter) EFT 000B4B 11/10 /5^