US paint company sold lead paint court sentenced 1.1 billion US dollars
日期：2017-08-23 20:54:14
Recently, the two US paint company sold lead paint, the California court awarded 1.1 billion US dollars. The United States in 1978 to prohibit the sale of lead-containing paint, but before that the use of poisonous coating of millions of homes, but also endanger the health of residents.
California Santa Clara County High Court to determine the two companies know that lead-containing paint harmful children in the case of health, according to the sale of the wrong, they must bear the competent units to help the old house to remove toxic paint costs, have to pay 1.1 billion US dollars, But the two companies shouted wrongly, should be made an appeal.
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According to a recent document issued by the World Health Organization: "It is estimated that lead exposure causes 143,000 deaths per year, resulting in approximately 600,000 new cases of new-onset children each year due to exposure to lead." "About half of the burden of disease caused by lead occurs In the WHO South-East Asia region, while WHO's West Pacific and Eastern Mediterranean regions each account for one fifth. "
The World Health Organization also noted that "lead is a cumulative toxicant that affects multiple systems of the body. Lead in the body is distributed in the brain, liver, kidneys and bones." And now and "there is no known lead Level ", but lead poisoning" can be prevented ".
On April 22, 2010, the United States began implementing the new lead-containing coating rules ("Refurbishment, Renovation and Painting Rules") on that day. According to the Baltimore Sun newspaper, the rules apply to refurbishment, alteration and painting of homes built before 1978, and must employ contractors with lead handling certification. The new federal rule aims to reduce lead exposure to reduce child poisoning.
US federal law has reminded the head of attention to lead content in the paint, but this is the first time they have to comply with the rules. The National Association of Residential Builders said the new rules would affect the renovation of 8.4 million homes. The government is also actively engaged in training, training of relevant staff to ensure compliance with relevant procedures.
According to the statistics provided by WHO, 30 countries in the world have phased out the use of lead-containing paints, and the goal of the Global Alliance for the Lead-Containing Coatings, co-led by WHO and the United Nations Environment Program, is that by 2015, 70 countries stop using leaded paint.
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