Danes get the lead out

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Denmark is the first nation in the world to ban lead and will begin to implement that ban next month, with the expectation of trimming consumption by 5000 metric tons, according to Svend Auken, Denmark's minister for environment and energy. The country currently consumes about 18,000 metric tons of lead per year. The article details the reasons for the ban and possible substitutes for the lead.

Denmark, Sales & consumption, Brief Article, Supply and demand, Lead, Environmental law

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Comparison of two floor mat lead dust collection methods and their application in pre-1950 and new urban houses

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Lead levels are researched by using floor mat dust collected from houses built before 1950, and in several newly built homes in the Baltimore City, Maryland area. Researchers concluded that more research is needed before it can be known whether floor mats are a reliable way of collecting dust.

United States, Maryland, Carpets & Rugs, Carpet and Rug Mills, Testing, Rugs, Rugs and carpets

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Recent metal pollution in Agassiz Ice Cap

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Researchers from the National Water Research Institute, Ontario, Canada revealed that the Agassiz Ice Cap in Greenland showed high levels of lead during spring despite the implementation of the use of unleaded gasoline since the 1970s.

Greenland, Research, National Water Institute

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