Children’s play paints and cosmetics: a potential source of toxic elements (metals)?
Toxic elements can be found in many products used in the school environment and their presence may present a potential source of hazards for young children. Children´s play paints (finger-paints, gouaches, acrylics, water paints) and decorative cosmetics are commonly used as didactic products in pre...
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| Format: | conferenceObject |
| Language: | eng |
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2021
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/18851 |
| Country: | Portugal |
| Oai: | oai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/18851 |
| Summary: | Toxic elements can be found in many products used in the school environment and their presence may present a potential source of hazards for young children. Children´s play paints (finger-paints, gouaches, acrylics, water paints) and decorative cosmetics are commonly used as didactic products in preschool activities. These products composition include a wide range and variety of natural and synthetic substances, such as pigments, solvents, water, preservatives and fragrances, that are directly applied to human skin contributing to a local exposure. |
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