Modern houses are suffused with harmful chemicals. One of them is lead, present in paints. It is banned in several countries but not in India. The Centre for Science and Environment tested popular paints in India for lead content. It found 72 per cent of the samples had lead much higher than the voluntary limit specified by the Bureau of Indian Standards. Only the Dulux brand of ICI was
Natural Product Antifoulants (NPAs) have been proposed as one of the best replacement options for the most successful antifouling agent, tri-n-butyl tin (TBT), which, due to its ecological incompatibility, is currently facing total global ban imposed by International Maritime Organization (IMO).
In a heartening follow-up to the release of Rs 50 crore each by the Centre and the state government for the cleaning of the Buddha Nullah, a team of the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) today visited the city for a ground-level assessment of the problem before recommending a unified action plan for the cleaning, at the earliest.
The Punjab government has succeeded in brokering peace with the dyeing and textile industry of this city which is in the dock for causing pollution in the "buddha nullah" by taking the authority to regulate it from the Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) and giving it to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB).
They will study and submit the report by Aug 13
THE Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board (TNPCB) has formed five teams to inspect the already established Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP) in Tirupur, following a Supreme Court order.
This latest CSE study reveals that most of the popular brands of paints contain high quantities of lead, a toxin especially dangerous for children. Says that weak regulatory control is the real culprit as there is no mandatory standard for lead levels in paints in the country.
NAMAKKAL: The district administration has closed down 138 dyeing units, which were found functioning without proper approval from the government, Collector U. Sagayam has said.
