Global Sampling Project Map:

Senegal

Lead NGO -   Pesticide Action Network Africa, PAN Africa

Results from National Sampling   
No.Samples - 30
Median ppm - 1615
% > 90 ppm - 60
%>600 ppm - 53
Average (ppm) - 4108
1. Majority of enamel paint samples showed high lead concentrations. Some 86 percent of enamel paint samples had lead concentrations more than 90 ppm, while 76 percent of enamel paint samples had lead concentrations more than 600 ppm. The average lead concentration was 4,108.2 ppm. None of the plastic paint samples had lead concentrations exceeding 90 ppm.
2. Overall, 60 percent of paint samples exceeded the lead concentrations of 90 ppm, and 53 percent exceeded 600 ppm of lead concentrations.
3. The highest concentration of lead was found in a green colour enamel paint sample.

National NGO Activities   Dissemination and sharing lead report in Senegal

Activities   The report will be partially translated into French, extracts of the report will be printed for dissemination among government services, civil society organizations and press, and information about the report and Campaign will be posted on the PAN Africa website.

  Lead in Paint Report French  .pdf 710KB

National NGO Documents and Information   Translation of certain sections of the report into French, hard copies of translation.

Press releases   

Media coverage