The Paint samples were gotten from old houses in areas of Ikorodu, Onipan, Lekki, Berger, Agbado-Ijaye, Lagos Island, Moremi and Makama hall (University of Lagos) and were digested using three different methods, which include
1) Nitric acid and per-chloric acid digestion
2) Nitric acid and hydrogen peroxide digestion
3) Dry ashing digestion using muffle furnace
These methods were compared and was discovered that oil - based paints (gloss paints) has higher concentration of lead than water - based paints (emulsion paints).
Lead is a very poisonous metal and should not be used in paints because of its harmful effect on human lives.
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Okunubi, Kudirat "Determination of levels of lead in paints to which young children and adults are exposed." Afribary. Afribary, 05 Feb. 2019, https://afribary.com/works/determination-of-lead-in-flaked-oil-and-water-based-paint. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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Okunubi, Kudirat . "Determination of levels of lead in paints to which young children and adults are exposed." Afribary (2019). Accessed December 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/determination-of-lead-in-flaked-oil-and-water-based-paint