Sentence examples for lead standards from inspiring English sources

While there are no international standards governing the various types and purities of lead, standards have been established in individual countries.

The bill, a product of House-Senate negotiations, would impose the toughest lead standards in the world, banning lead beyond minute levels in products for children age 12 or younger.

Consumer Reports magazine discovered lead in the armband of the toy blood-pressure cuff in November and notified the attorney general in Illinois, where there are stricter lead standards, including limits in plastic.

"We're willing to let that go, given that the lead standards would still apply to a huge number of toys," said Ivy Sager-Rosenthal, an environmental health advocate for the Washington Toxics Coalition.

Dr. Kelman said the dilemmas were made clear to him years ago at a meeting on lead standards with officials from the E.P.A. and the National Institutes of Health.

PAGE A8 Vote Monitor Criticizes Azerbaijan A12 NATIONAL E.P.A. TIGHTENS STANDARDS For Airborne Lead Particles The Environmental Protection Agency cut the maximum allowable concentrations for airborne lead particles to one-tenth of the previous maximum, the first change in federal lead standards in three decades and one praised by environmentalists.

In a letter to AQMD officials this week, Exide Vice President Thomas Strang said the company cannot meet the more stringent lead standard backed by its competitor Quemetco.

And the situation is bad: The ground in the towns has levels of contamination that are up to five times the federal lead standard for areas in which kids play, according to new EPA data.

"I'm not sure it's necessary that OSHA reopen the lead standard.

Fractionation corrections were derived from concurrent analyses of SRM 981 (NIST; common lead standard reference material).

The lead standard (1.0 g/L) was purchased from the Shanghai Institute of Testing Technology.