Case study: Regulating lead in paint in Morocco

28 December 2021

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With the aim to reduce or eliminate the health risk from lead in paint to humans, especially to young children,

the Ministry of Health of Morocco set about regulating the lead content in paint by adopting a standard of 90

parts-per-million (ppm), based on the level recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

WHO Team

Chemical Safety and Health Unit (CHE), Global Chemicals and Health Network

Editors

World Health Organization (2021)

Number of pages

Reference numbers

ISBN: 9789240038523