Global Sampling Project Map:
Bangladesh
Lead NGO - Environment and Social Development Organization (ESDO) Bangladesh
Results from National Sampling
Sample collected: 31
Brand paints: 07
Non Brand: 05
Local: 17
Tested sample: 29 (include 7brand, 5non brand and 17 local)
Tested by: Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSIR) Lab, Dhaka
Type of sample: Decorative paint (white, off]white, yellow, red, blue, green, violet, black, pink etc.)
Period of analysis: 19]02]2010 to 03]03]2010
Result by lowest and highest level of lead concentration:
Highest: 1.42 %( 1420 ppm) it is 2,366.66 time higher than the permitted level of lead.
Lowest: 0.0004% (004ppm)
Number of company sample exited the permitted level: 24 out of 29 (1.42 to 0.08)
Permissible limit by WHO and U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R):0.06% =600ppm
LEAD IN PAINTS TEST RESULT
Lead Test brief report as a pdf 151 MB.
Lead test report of brand, non brand and local paint in Bangladesh.
Full Lead test results as a pdf 78 MB.
National NGO Activities ESDO has launched lead free paints campaign in Bangladesh and released the paints lab test result.
Activities
National NGO Documents and Information
Leaflet in English as a pdf 191 MB.
Poster as a pdf 291 MB.
Press releases
Media coverage
Daily News Monitoring Service
News from Bangladesh Link
Prothom Link
The Daily Ittefaq Link
Lead causes health hazard to 88pc people Link
Lead in Paints In Bangladesh
Wednesday March 24 2010 22:22:03 PM BDT
By Farida Khanam, Bangladesh
Almost 77% of the total populations of Bangladesh are exposed by lead; which has contaminated by lead containing paints. A study report discloses this information. According to the report all decorative paints uses in Bangladesh are lead contained. Environment and Social Development Organization-ESDO has conducted this study and ware launched study finding on “Lead in Paint in Bangladesh”. The launching ceremony was held on March 21, 2010, at 3:00 pm to 5:00 p.m at Reporters Unity Conference hall, Dhaka. Research team leader Dr. Hossain Shahriar presented the findings. ESDO Chairperson Syed Marghub Murshed was session chair. ESDO Executive Director Siddika Sultana, Professor Dr. Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Department of Public Administration, Dhaka University take part in the discussion.
Lead is a dangerous substance especially for children. Decorative paints are main source of lead, these paints mainly used in a wide variety of products including ceramics, pipes, solders, gasoline, batteries, cosmetics, building construction etc. Lead-based paint is the most common cause of poisoning was eating leaded paint chips. In fact, the most common pathway of childhood lead exposure is through ingestion of lead dust through normal hand-to-mouth contact during which children swallow lead dust dislodged from deteriorated paint or leaded dust generated during remodeling or painting. Lead is more dangerous to children because their bodies can suffer from Headaches, Irritability, Abdominal pain, Vomiting, Anemia, Weight loss, Poor attention span, Noticeable learning difficulty, Slowed speech development, Hyperactivity, Slowed growth, Degeneration of tissues in the central nervous system, Damage to the circulatory system, reproductive system and gastro-intestinal system etc.
Three categories paints are available in the market- Brand, Non brand and Local. We are collect 29 samples in the market. According to BCSIR examination report, 22 samples are carries lead with their permissible limit. According to WHO and U.S. Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R) permissible limit of lead in paint is less than 600ppm (<0.06%).
Main purpose of this research is to increase awareness about the harmful effect of lead use in decorative paints, especially raising awareness of toxicity to human health and the environment and alternatives, prevention programmes to reduce lead exposure and promotion of national regulatory frameworks.
Farida Khanam
Assistant Program Officer
ESDO
E-mail: info@esdobd.net, esdobd90@gmail.com
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ESDOs Eliminate Lead from Paint Campaign Launch
