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WHO - Brief guide to analytical methods for measuring lead in paint: Second edition [2020]

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The document provides a brief overview of analytical methods commonly used for measuring lead in paint. It lists well-established analytical methods for measuring lead in paint, briefly describes some of their characteristics, including their advantages and disadvantages, and highlights considerations for selecting the most appropriate method for various requirements and contexts. The guide is primarily aimed at providing information to environmental health personnel and policy-makers who are not laboratory specialists but who may need to develop plans for lead paint testing and abatement programmes.

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Information provided is primarily aimed at informing public health personnel, scientific institutions and policy-makers who are not laboratory specialists but who may need to develop plans for conducting human biomonitoring studies, performing blood lead prevalence screening, and other public health actions related to the assessment of human exposure to lead.

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