Pumps' Perplexities

Since I, in one form or another, was connected with the paint
industry for some 25 years, resulting in blog "Public
Nuisance, some days ago, I had to try to put the pieces of
this lead paint legation together, in my own mind.....

Sherwin Williams, NL Industries and Millennium Holdings
were all held legally accountable in the recent jury verdict....
Everyone knows SW, but who are NL and Millennium?.....

It seems the latter two companies make Titanium Dioxide,
the stuff that makes white paint -WHITE......Since it also
makes toothpaste WHITE, it can not be a substance with a
problem......Where does the lead (Pb) come in?......

Before TiO2 (titanium dioxide) was used to make paint
WHITE, PbCO3 (lead carbonate) was used.....Both NL and
Millennium manufactured lead carbonate before switching
over to titanium dioxide......While the US Government said
the use of lead was to be discontinued in the manufacture
of paint in 1978 reports have some companies in the
industry discontinuing lead as far back as 1938, 1947 and
1955.....Good information for you next "pub" discussion.....
Pumps