It’s surprising to know that there are still people who are looking for a Red Lead paint here in the Philippines. It is a paint that is used to coat galvanized sheets and iron pipes to prevent rust.
The reason why it is surprising is because lead paint is already banned in the US for years now. Here, there are still a lot of people who don’t know that lead is toxic and can pose serious danger to our health.
The lead content in the red lead paint goes into the air making it an air pollution. When it is inhaled, the lead is easily absorbed by our bodies. Very young children who are exposed to lead are in for more danger because they have a small amount of blood. Even a small amount of lead can poison their blood.
The lead content in red lead paint can also get into our bodies of water. The lead content of water pipes that are painted with red lead paint seep into the water that goes directly to our faucets. That is why you seldom see people drinking from their faucets here in Manila.
Lead and lead pain is toxic. We should not use red lead paint. It is already banned. If there are hardware stores that still sell old stock of red lead paint, you should inform them that they are toxic and can lead to poisoning and other bad health effects.
DON’T USE RED LEAD PAINT.
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