Sentences with phrase «lead paint was used»

Lead paint was used because it was more durable.

Before 1979, lead paint was used for both interior and exterior surfaces.

For example, a recent recall of Baby's Dream mattresses was because of lead paint being used.

Not exact matches

Kansai Paint is one of Japan's leading paint companies, and its products are used primarily for automobiles, construction, ships, bridges and residential housing.

The immense quantity of chile, «red pepper,» used in cooking gives everything cooked more the appearance of being submerged in a paint - bucket of oil and red lead than eatable gravy.

Media is happy to paint what - ever picture will get the most views and the WengerOut / WengerIn debate is like turning lead into gold for them, they will keep using it to get people reading and happy to perpetuate misinformation for the continued views.

They use it in ink for printing back in the mid 90's or maybe late 90's there was a concern in orange county with these lunch bags that we're given out for free that had whatever logo on it and apparently, they had used some lead - based paint on them.

Also, the paint used on the colored bottles is water - based, non-toxic and lead - free, but Klean Kanteen recommends the stainless steel bottles for children who like to chew on things.

Our city is one of the highest in the nation for lead poisoning, due to our old housing and the high use of lead paint to prevent weathering during winter.

To reduce environmental impact, all products have been thoroughly researched and are all PVC - free and lead - free (a surprising fact is that many zippers have been painted using paint that contains lead).

Test antique beds for lead paint before use and avoid bunk beds until your child is older.

Often those toys are manufactured overseas and the importers have no control over whether they use lead paint, put poisonous chemicals into the toys or put them together so they will stay together.

Homes built before 1971 were painted using paint that contained lead.

Also, did you know that many zippers have been pained using paint that contains lead?

The use of lead paint was once widespread before being recognised as toxic and banned.

Two of her four boys were lead - poisoned when a contractor used an unsafe way to remove lead paint on the outside of their house.

From pots and water pipes to cosmetics and paint, lead has been used since ancient times.

Lead carbonate, for example, is a white paint made from lead, vinegar, and carbon dioxide, and was once used to paint the White HoLead carbonate, for example, is a white paint made from lead, vinegar, and carbon dioxide, and was once used to paint the White Holead, vinegar, and carbon dioxide, and was once used to paint the White House.

Lead was finally banned from use in interior and exterior house paint in 1978 by the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

If your house was constructed earlier than the 70s, there is a high likelihood that the paint used is lead - based.

Old cribs can be safety modified using new hardware: also, make sure the paint is lead free and there are no splinters or chips in wood where your baby might come into contact with rough surfaces.

Up until 1978, lead was used in many house paints.

A large number of Syracuse children have been poisoned by lead paint — which was banned for commercial use in 1978 — while living in old, deteriorating housing in the city.

Although lead was banned from from use in household paint back in 1978, much of Buffalo's older housing stock is still covered with it.

Walden said he only learned that NYCHA was still using Maximo when he read an April 12 affidavit from an agency adviser, Shireen Riazi Kermani, saying that the authority keeps records of lead - paint inspections on the software system.

Thousands of private landlords have successfully tracked lead - paint inspections for more than two decades using a proprietary software program — and now they're offering to share it with the hapless New York City Housing Authority, which has been struggling with compliance issues.

In addition, the state also rarely enforces a federal rule that requires contractors to use safe work practices when renovating, painting or repairing homes that are presumed to have lead paint.

The program, initiated last year by County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., targets properties in Cornhill, West Utica and parts of East Utica that are «at risk» for lead poisoning and allows the homeowners to replace old lead - base painted, single paned windows with new energy efficient replacement windows purchased at cost and using lead safe work practices.

Some workers whom the troubled New York City Housing Authority used for lead - paint inspections and removals were not properly certified under federal regulations, officials said on Friday.

«Protecting our children from the hazards of lead common in pre-1978 housing has been a high priority of my administration; and while it may take years to provide adequate lead safe housing in our community, there are measures we can take now to reduce children's risks of lead poisoning, including insisting that rental property owners replace or repair older windows and chipping and peeling lead paint and ensuring the work is performed by EPA certified contractors using lead safe work practices,» Picente said.

Be sure to get lead - safe training or use a certified contractor, as removing lead paint on your own can often make the condition worse.

Beyond training, the rules require builders to wear respiratory gear and use plastic sheeting to set up tents around areas where lead paint is disturbed.

You may not know that the paint used in your home was manufactured in China which still uses lead paint products.

There's a lot of lead, for instance, in the white paint that Picasso used — and the hidden hand, painted with white, was particularly visible in the image showing where lead - based paint was applied, the team reported.

The painters used materials such as a red lead that came from as far away as Spain, iron - earth pigment from Greece, and wood substrates — onto which the portraits were painted — from central Europe, he said.

«There are only a few countries using leaded gasoline, so the majority of the exposures are from lead - based paint, lead battery production and hazardous waste sites,» Trasande said.

Painters stopped using lead - tin yellow after 1750, so the painting must have been made before then.

More hidden details about changes made with pigments other than lead white were discovered when the painting was investigated in 1994 using neutron activation autoradiography (NAAR).

People used to believe that lead paint was not hazardous so long as it wasn't chipping or flaking.

Historically, it has been used in cosmetics, paints, and other substances (in fact, hundreds of lipstick brands still contain lead in higher amounts than bentonite, but that is another post for another day)

The lead will only smear and depending on the color of paint you will be using - the lead will bleed through.

Low - income families tend to live in homes built before 1960, when lead - based paint was commonly used.

The paints used in the materials are non-toxic and contain no lead or chromates to ensure the safety of children.

Those improvements could be used by the entire community, McNeely added, «and there would probably be a little money left to paint ram [the school mascot] paw prints on the sidewalks that lead to the gym and ball fields.»

The gloss carbon fibre contrasts with the Glacier White paint that all 300 cars will be finished in, and the inspiration of the Continental GT3 race car is highlighted by the use of two - tone green graphics that trace the two power lines to the side profile of the car — one leading backwards from the front wheel, the other tracing the shape of the Continental GT's iconic rear haunch.

Lead paint hasn't been used for decades and won't be much of a consideration for potential home buyers.

The objectives of the course are to: identify protective clothing that should be worn, recognize safety equipment used, understand limitations and exclusions, discuss general safety issues, recognize lead paint, asbestos, etc., discuss electrical safety, understand, heating and air conditioning precautions, recognize un-permitted additions and more.

Metal cages with paint (must be lead - free) or epoxy coating can be used, but care must be taken that birds do not pick off the coating and ingest it.

Our heads are resin based and individually hand painted using lead - free paint.

It is possible to encapsulate these eggs and cysts with a new coat of paint on paintable surfaces (the same techniques used for asbestos and lead paint).