Playgrounds Coated With Toxic Paints
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Playgrounds across the country are coated with hazardous lead-based paint, despite a ban in place for 18 years to protect children, said Kathleen Begala, spokeswoman for the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The commission tested paint from 26 playgrounds in 13 cities. Of those, 16 playgrounds in 11 cities--including Pasadena and San Francisco--had dangerously high levels of lead.
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