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Re:Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead po... by umanwizard on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @09:02AM (#30071853)
That’s still much less serious than lead paint being used for the interiors of houses and apartments, which it was in the US until the 1970s. Was it in Europe?
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Re:Around one-in-three children globally suffer from lead po... by jabl on Tuesday January 25, 2022 @10:07AM (#30072565)
Yes, absolutely less dangerous than lead used in house paints.

I don't actually know about the situation in Europe in general, but e.g. Sweden prohibited lead paint for indoor use already in 1860, and France in prohibited lead-based indoor and outdoor house paints in 1909. Based on some quick googling it seems several European countries prohibited lead-based house paints (including outdoor paints) in the 1920'ies.

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