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Many families will choose colorful paints and paints to decorate their new homes in order to achieve a satisfactory decoration effect. However, such paints are often buried with hidden health problems.

It is understood that lead paint is mainly caused by lead compounds contained in paint pigments, such as yellow dan, red dan and lead white. Because it can keep the paint color bright and long-lasting, the more colorful the paint, the more likely it is to contain a large amount of lead. It is understood that in a test conducted by the relevant agencies, among the 23 lead paint samples, the orange paint had the highest lead content, followed by yellow, green, and brown.

Experts said that once the lead in the paint enters the body through the respiratory tract, digestive tract, and skin, it will continue to accumulate in the blood, causing anemia, memory loss, high blood pressure, joint pain and other toxic reactions. According to the test, the size of the paint on nails contains 50 mg of lead.

Studies have found that infants and young children are the main victims of lead pollution. According to a survey conducted by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, there is still one third of children in China that consume excessive amounts of lead. Among them, households> home decoration> decoration supplies pollution is the most common source of lead for children. The survey showed that at a distance of 1 meter from the ground, the concentration of lead in the air is 16 times that at 1.5 meters. Children's height is within this range; infants and young children often touch the wall with their hands, and they have the habit of picking up their fingers. Ingest large amounts of lead. In addition, the absorption rate of lead in infants and young children is as high as 53%, which is about 5 times that of adults.

Currently, in the building materials market, many paints contain organic pigments in their ingredients, and some brands have used the “green paint” signs. According to industry sources, “The brightly colored lead-based paint still occupies a large market share in China. Although the white lead paint has a very low lead content, people prefer a brighter color.” Experts remind consumers that they should use environmentally-friendly paint as much as possible. Use ordinary paint, but also choose a lighter color to minimize lead pollution.

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