Follow-up on High Lead Concentrations in New Decorative Enamel Paints Available in Egypt

• Published in: Environment and pollution Vol. 3; no. 1; p. 33
• Main Authors: Clark, Scott, Menrath, William, Zakaria, Yehia, El-Safty, Amal, Roda, Sandy M, Lind, Caroline, Elsayed, Essam, Peng, Hongying
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.2014
• Subjects: South America; USA; Asia; Africa; Egypt, Arab Rep

The average total lead concentration of new enamel household paints in Egypt was previously reported to be the second highest among the seven countries from Africa, Asia and South America that were included in a 2009 publication. The follow up study reported in this paper includes more than twice as...