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Appendix G: Lead Contents of Current Household Paints
Pages 51-53

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... , consistently exceeded the 0.5 percent lead limit. Table III shows the results of lead analyses for these colors.
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... "Including charcoal The proposed limit of 0.06 percent lead in paint was originally intended to allow for variations due to impurities in raw materials, contamination during processing and detection limits for the analytical methods used in determining the lead content of paints. The proposed limit does not allow a margin for lead additives, including dryers.
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... More importantly, a large proportion of paints sold in the current retail market already meet the proposed limit of 0.06 percent lead.
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