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WHAT IS IT?
- A heavy metal used as a pigment in paints, coatings and anti-corrosion paints, as well as in drainage pipes for wastewater and in the form of sheets on roofing.
- Its properties:
- corrosion inhibitor
- improves the drying and resistance properties of paints
- Lead has been prohibited in Switzerland since 2005.
- Lead is present in nearly half of the buildings in Geneva in paintings dating from before 2005.
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