Interfacing Development Interventions for Sustainability (IDIS) Inc.

PRESS RELEASE
06-04-2021

High level of lead found on spray paints in Davao hardware shops
On the chemical test report conducted by EcoWaste Coalition at Dasmariñas, Cavite, it showed that several paints on their area contain violative levels of lead chemical. As per laboratory analyses conducted by SGS and performed through inductively coupled plasma – optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), the following “Made in China” Tacoma Spray Paints (with no manufacturer’s information) were found to contain violative levels of lead ranging from 195 to a whopping 99,900 ppm, way over the 90 ppm total lead content limit:…

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