Examination of Lead and Cadmium in Water-based Paints Marketed in Nigeria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In spite of the availability of substitutes for lead and cadmium compounds in paints, manufacturers continue to produce paints with high levels of these metals. As the population continues to grow and there is a continued shift from oil-based to water-based paints, the sales and use of these paints will increase the exposure of humans and the environment to these metals.

Objectives

We measured the levels of lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) in 174 paint samples marketed in Lagos and Ibadan, Nigeria. Paint samples from different manufacturers registered with and without Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON) were considered.

Methods

Samples were acid digested using a microwave digester and the levels of the elements were determined using inductively coupled plasma

SUBMITTER: Apanpa-Qasim AFI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6221508 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature