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Global Chemicals Outlook 2019

The Global Chemicals Outlook II – From Legacies to Innovative Solutions: Implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, mandated by the UN Environment Assembly in 2016, seeks to alert policymakers and other stakeholders to the critical role of the sound management of chemicals and waste in sustainable development. It takes stock of global trends as well as progress made and gaps in achieving the global goal to minimize the adverse impacts from chemicals and waste by 2020. The Global Chemicals
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Lead levels in paint around the world

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IPEN ,
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March 2019
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This interactive map provides country-specific data on lead paint levels around the world. Lead in paint is a major source of lead exposure for children globally. Since 2009, more than 100 studies from 59 countries have shown that lead paints are still widely sold in low- and middle-income countries. IPEN-affiliated NGOs conducted the majority of these studies, comprising more than 3,300 solvent-based paints. Many of these paints contained very high levels of lead above 10,000 parts per million (ppm) of
Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
Topics: Policymaking
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Project document: Global Best Practices on Emerging Chemical Policy Issues of Concern under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)

Project document of Global Best Practices on Emerging Chemical Policy Issues of Concern under the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM).
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Economic Costs of Childhood Lead Exposure in Low- & Middle-Income Countries

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New-York University - Division of Environmental Pediatrics
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September 2014
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This interactive map reflects the results of research by New-York University that estimates the economic costs linked to childhood lead exposure in low- and middle-income countries. Information as average lead level, cost for countries and population at risk under the age of five are available for selected countries.Exposure to lead has a permanent negative impact on children's developing brains. One impact is a reduction in intelligence quotient (IQ), which can be correlated with decreases in lifetime earning potential. Lead exposure
Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint
Topics: Policymaking
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