When did lead stop being used in paint uk?
Lead (lead naphthenate) was added as a drying agent to some types of paint to ensure the paint surface hardened. In the 1960s this practice was phased out for ordinary paint available to the general public, however its use has not (so far) been banned by legislation.
When was lead voluntarily eliminated as a drying agent in paint in the UK?
1960s
Lead-based paint in the United Kingdom
Most lead-based paint in the United Kingdom was banned from sale to the general public in 1992, apart from for specialist uses. Prior to this lead compounds had been used as the pigment and drying agent in different types of paint, for example brick and some tile paints
When was lead-based paint in the UK banned for sale to the general public, except for specialist uses?
1992
Lead-based paint in the United Kingdom
Until the early 1970s red, yellow, orange and green lead-based pigments (lead chromate) were added to a limited number of decorative coloured gloss and wall paints. Following this non-lead alternatives were used as pigments.
When did red, yellow, orange and green lead-based pigments stop being added to decorative coloured gloss and wall paints?
early 1970s
Lead-based paint in the United Kingdom
Lead-based paint in the United Kingdom
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Prior to this, lead compounds had been used as the pigment and drying agent in different types of paint, for example brick and some tile paints. Lead-based paint has been an important cause of lead poisoning.
Lead-based paint in the United Kingdom
Various types of lead have been used as the pigment and drying agent in different kinds of paint in the UK which have been a significant cause of lead poisoning. The practice of adding lead nephthenate as a drying agent to some types of paint to ensure the paint surface hardened, was voluntarily phased out for ordinary paint available to the general public in the 1960s. Until the early 1970s, red, yellow, orange, and green lead-based pigments were added to a limited number of decorative colored glass and wall paints. Except for specialist uses, most lead-based paint was banned for sale to the general public in the UK in 1992.