CPCB norms seek to cap lead content in paints at 90 ppm
Source: The Hindustan Business Line, Date: , 2017
The Hindustan Business
Line, New Delhi, Mar, 2017: Nearly six months after the government decided to limit the lead
content in household paints, the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on
Tuesday came out with guidelines on compliance and testing procedures.The CPCB
has invited comments on this draft report by April 17. Old paint stocks will,
however, be allowed to be sold for another two years after the CPCB norms come
into force. Despite serious environmental and
health concerns around exposure to lead, India did not have any regulations on
the heavy metal until the Regulation of Lead Contents in Household and
Decorative Paints Rules, 2016, were announced last November. The Bureau of
Indian Standards has recommended that paint-makers keep the lead content under
90 ppm.