Global Sampling Project Map:

Tanzania

Lead NGO -   Agenda for Environment and Responsible Development AGENDA

Results from National Sampling   
No.Samples - 26
Median ppm - 3631
% > 90 ppm - 77
%>600 ppm - 73
Average (ppm) - 11187
1. All enamel paint samples were found to have lead concentrations higher than 90 ppm. Some 95 percent of plastic paint samples had lead concentrations higher than 600 ppm or 450 ppm, the Tanzanian voluntary standard. The average lead concentration of paint samples was 11,187.4 ppm.
2. All plastic paint samples were found to have lead concentrations of less than 90 ppm.

National NGO Activities   Launching of the lead in paints report in Tanzania

Activities   The report will be summarized and translated into Kiswahili, a stakeholders meeting will be held, and a press conference / launch will be held.

National NGO Documents and Information    Kiswahili report, agreement crafted at stakeholders' meeting
Lead in Paint National Sampling summaries in English and Kiswahili
   Report as a .pdf 222KB
   Report in Kiswahili as a .pdf 222KB

Press releases   
 Prof. Jamidu Katima 21-12-2009 in English as a .pdf 222KB.
 Prof. Jamidu Katima 21-12-2009 in Kiswahili as a .pdf 225KB.

Media coverage   AGENDA participated in a half an hour live talk at the Tanzania Braodcasting Corportation TV (TBC1) on 23rd Dec. 2009 from 8.00 - 8.30 am followed by TBC Radio talk from 8.45 - 8.55 a.m. (10 minutes)

Pictures   

Representative Tanzania Bureau of Standards

Global Report Lead in Decorative Paints

AGENDA Senior Programme Officer Silvani Mng’anya

AGENDA Executive Chairman Prof. Jamidu Katima




Tanzania Daima January 2010