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Lead and cadmium are used in paints - lead for white, cadmium for yellow. The west has discontinued them for toxicity reasons, but they're still prevalent in Ch
by freeone3000 8y ago
Lead and cadmium are used in paints - lead for white, cadmium for yellow. The west has discontinued them for toxicity reasons, but they're still prevalent in China.
- jxramos 8y agoDoes that mean they’re deliberately added to paints? How does one produce paint with and without these chemicals?
- aidenn0 8y agoThey are added to pigments, that are then mixed into the paints. The company mixing the paints may or may not know those chemicals are in the pigments that they purchase from another supplier.