|
LEAD
|
PIGMENT
|
YES
1982
|
CAUSES
BRAIN DAMAGE Advertiser 1/7/1994 |
|
PENTACHLOR-PHENOL
|
FUNGICIDE
|
YES
1984
|
CAUSES
LEUKEMIA
High Court Judgement 31/10/1993 Frankfurt, Germany |
|
GLYCOL
ETHER
|
SOLVENT
|
NOT
YET
|
CAUSES
BONE-MARROW SUPPRESSION, INFERRTILITY, ANEMIA
Superior Court Judgement New London, USA "American
Paint & Coating Journal" 1987 |
|
ACRYLONITRILE
|
RESIN
|
NOT
YET
|
SUSPECTED
AS BEING A CARCINOGEN (Category 2) by the Australian Paint
Manufacturer Federation |
|
CHROMATES
|
PIGMENT
|
PARTLY
|
SUSPECTED
AS BEING A CARCINOGEN.
Approval for use in PUBLIC Buildings withdrawn by Australian
Paint Committee 1/12/1990 |
|
Mercury
|
FUNGICIDE
|
NOT
YET
|
MERCURY
IS WIDELY RECOGNISED AS THE SECOND MOST TOXIC ELEMENT
ON EARTH. Its uses are still authorised under the Australian
Uniform Paint Standard Class 1 (Schedule 1) |
|
FORMALDEHYDE
|
FUNGICIDE
/ RESIN
|
NOT
YET
|
DECLARED
AS A KNOWEN CARCINOGEN AT THE OCCUPATION HEALTH &
SAFETY WORKERS CONFERENCE - Futuresafe 1990 in Brisbane,
May 1990 |
