Lead Test brief report

Campaign on lead-free paints and generating baseline information on mercury
in Bangladesh, Collected samples of decorative (household) paints from the
markets in Bangladesh as per the Shops;
Table: Lead test report of brand, non brand and local paint in Bangladesh
S.I
No.
1. BERGER
(Robbialac Acrylic Plastic
Emulsion)
2. BERGER
(Robbialac Acrylic Distemper)
3 Roxy
(Acrylic Distemper)
4 Pailac Synthetic Polivinyl
(Distemper)
Name Brand Non
Brand
B
B
B
Local Parameter Concentration in
%
Lead (Pb) 0.004
Lead (Pb) 0.016
Lead (Pb) 0.002
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NB
Lead (Pb) 0.05
5 Elite Paint B Lead (Pb) 0.08
6 Asian Paints
(Décor)
B
Lead (Pb) 1.08
7 Keya L Lead (Pb) 0.05
8 Ujala L Lead (Pb) 0.63
9 Pelican Distemper NB Lead (Pb) 0.20
10 Roxy paint NB Lead (Pb) 1.15
11 Olympic B Lead (Pb) 1.42
12 Romania L Lead (Pb) 0.43
13 Ramy L Lead (Pb) 0.02
14 Royal Crown L Lead (Pb) 0.61
15 Navana B Lead (Pb) 0.98
16 Gold Star L Lead (Pb) 0.68
17 Rupsy Paint L Lead (Pb) 0.39
18 Rusfy Paint L Lead (Pb) 0.55
19 Pelica Paint NB Lead (Pb) 0.034
20 Estern Paint NB Lead (Pb) 1.29
21 Roby Paint L Lead (Pb) 1.11
22 Royal Paint L Lead (Pb) 1.34
23 Roxana L Lead (Pb) 0.94
24 Roky Paint L Lead (Pb) 1.19

25 King Star L Lead 0.67
26 Super Star L (Pb) 0.34
27 Rohaman Paint L Lead (Pb) 0.21
28 Al hafijia Paint L Lead (Pb) 1.10
29 Nazifa Paint L Lead (Pb) 1.36
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Test result according to the lab report of BCSIR Laboratories, Dhaka.
According to Bangladesh Paints Manufacturer Association (BPMA) more than 35 large
medium and small paints industries are operating in Bangladesh and one foreign Asian Paint,
India).
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