SOME paint manufacturers and traders are defying the ban on excessive in the product, a group said. Lead paint or paints ...

More than 200 kindergarten students in northwestern China were found to have abnormal blood lead levels after kitchen staff ...

Of the 168 analyzed spray paints, 119 had lead levels exceeding 10,000 ppm. Moreover, 50 of these paints contained a whopping 50,000 ppm to 212,000 ppm of lead, including eight with over 100,000 ppm.

Was your house or apartment built before 1978? If it was, there may be lead-based paint on the inside and out. That could pose a serious risk of lead poisoning, especially if you’re pregnant or ...

Some paint containing lead remains, however, on the exteriors of homes painted before then, as well as in the interiors of homes painted before the 1950s, when lead paint was largely relegated to ...

Although lead-based paint is off the market, millions of homes still have it on the walls. As long as it’s in good condition, it probably isn’t a hazard.

The higher the lead content the more durable the paint–and some paint contained up to 50 percent lead. The government started cracking down on lead in 1972 but didn't completely ban it until 1978.

Despite efforts by the State of Ohio and local leaders in recent years, lead paint is still a big issue in the Miami Valley.

Jade Shirey carries her son, Benny, 4, at their school in Jamestown, N.Y., on Sept. 18. After getting lead poisoning from paint on the stairs and doorframes of their home, Ben was diagnosed with ...

Dear Joe: As your house is 50 years old, there is a good chance the paint on the woodwork contains lead. In the late 1970s, lead was no longer allowed to be used in paints in homes. Even if some ...

Re “Two Industries Stymie Justice for Lead Paint’s Young Victims” (front page, March 30): In 1786 Benjamin Franklin wrote to a friend about lead, “You will observe with Concern how long a ...

A quarter of homes built from 1960-77 are believed to have lead paint; that number jumps to 87% of homes built before 1940, according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.