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Toxic Lead Paint Found On Playground Equipment
(Photo : Photo by Hakan Mehmet Sahin/Anadolu Agency/Getty Image) EDIRNE, TURKEY – SEPTEMBER 23: A refugee girls is seen at a playground … Click for complete story.
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Bentonville students present playground designs
Ella Fisher (from left), Kenzi Lang and Ana Michaelis, all fifth-graders, present their The Natural World playground concept Monday to David Wright, … Click for complete story.
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Pupils’ picture of perfect playground becomes a reality
Pupils at St John of Jerusalem CofE Primary School in south Hackney got the chance to test out their new playground on Tuesday after a year-long … Click for complete story.
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Playground paint threat for children’s health: study
Islamabad, January 26 (Online): A has study suggested that playground equipment needs to be better monitored, as the paint in many areas contains … Click for complete story.
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Watchdog group calls for federal investigation into crumb rubber
Chairman Kaye says his commission is best suited to investigate playgrounds. “If there can be this federal effort, this joint effort, then we can do our … Click for complete story.
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Community activist calls playgrounds the new ‘separate but equal’
Community leaders are asking for peace after police charged two teens in the shooting death of a 19-year-old in North Charleston over the weekend. Click for complete story.
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Council to ask residents in Chesterton Green, Beaconsfield, for thoughts on new children’s …
Councillors are set to ask residents in an area of Beaconsfield their thoughts on having a new playground installed after agreeing to take forward a … Click for complete story.
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Project Playground Coaldale East
A new community-based group Project Playground Coaldale East has been working with the Town of Coaldale’s community services department to … Click for complete story.
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Yarmouth weighs school buffer zone for sex offenders
On Monday he said he wasn’t sure yet which parks and playgrounds would be included, if any. Resident Alison Hinson, who has a child in the school … Click for complete…
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Council decides against Clane playground light
Cllr Reada Cronin proposed that low energy security lighting be installed in Clane playground at the Maynooth Municipal District meeting on January … Click for complete story.
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‘Toxic paint’ in playgrounds putting children’s health at risk
Children’s health is being put at risk by toxic paint on playground equipment, according to environmental scientists who found lead content up to 40 … Click for complete story.
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Why ‘Toxic’ play parks could be harming your child… study finds 40 times safe level of chemicals in …
Since 1977, European guidelines state playground paint should contain no more than 0.25 percent lead but one park, in Plymouth, has a 10 per cent … Click for complete story.
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Children’s playgrounds to become smoke free zones under council plans
Calderdale Council is asking for people’s views on whether children’s playgrounds should be smoke free, with public consultation running for the next … Click for complete story.
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Bronxville Elementary Students Reimagine Local Playground
Bronxville Elementary School students showcasing their design for a redesigned playground. Photo Credit: Zak Failla Bronxville students showcasing … Click for complete story.
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No danger to children at parks
A studey suggests playground equipment should be monitored more regularly to ensure toxic metals contained within paints do not present a danger … Click for complete story.
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Residents frustrated at Stansted play equipment failure
Residents of a Stansted community have been left frustrated by the council’s “failure to deliver” on promises made over two playgrounds. Tweet. Share. Click for complete story.
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Keep dogs out of playgrounds: letter
Further to the letter in the 22nd January edition about dog owners, can I make a plea for dogs to be kept out of children’s playgrounds, or at the very ……
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Sedgemoor District Council investigates toxic paint playground claims
Lead and other toxic metals in paint could be poisoning children in playgrounds across the west country, scientists have warned this week, prompting … Click for complete story.
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Council vows to take action after toxic paint found in play areas
Last night a university spokesman said the playgrounds identified in the survey were merely “examples” – and warned that others across the south … Click for complete story.
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Proposed tobacco ban won’t include fines for violators
COLUMBUS — A proposed policy asks smokers not to light up near playgrounds, athletic fields and other park areas in Columbus where children are … Click for complete story.
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Child safety: Separation of church and state could end at the playground
Trinity Lutheran Church in Columbia, Missouri recently applied for State funds to implement a rubber surface treatment for a playground at its Learning … Click for complete story.
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Controlled Access Entry, Playgrounds, BBQ Areas
LOW DEPOSITS STARTING AT $500! OPEN HOUSE DAILY! Call Now – For those who enjoy a carefree lifestyle minutes from the 78, Mariposa … Click for complete story.
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Playgrounds could be painted with ‘dangerous’ levels of lead
Research by scientists at Plymouth University tested the paint of playground fixtures in 50 parks in south west England. It found the paint used on … Click for complete story.
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Playground equipment should be monitored for toxic metals, study warns
A new study by scientists at Plymouth University in England recommends that playground equipment be monitored more regularly to safeguard … Click for complete story.
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Plymouth City Council to upgrade city parks after scientist uncovers lethal levels of lead
PLYMOUTH City Council (PCC) has vowed to repair city playgrounds after a scientist uncovered harmful levels of lead at more than 20 sites. Click for complete story.
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Playground paint: a health threat for children?
A new study, however, suggests playground equipment needs to be better monitored, as the paint in many areas was found to contain levels of toxic … Click for complete story.
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Sedgemoor Council asks for info after playground toxic paint time bomb study
The study by Environmental scientists from Plymouth University into playground equipment paint has highlighted that in some play areas in the south … Click for complete story.
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Paint on playground equipment poses risk for children: Study
London, Jan 25 (IANS) Environmental scientists from Britain have warned that greater than recommended concentrations of paint on playground … Click for complete story.
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Lead at 40 times safe levels found on equipment in children’s playgrounds
AFTER testing playground equipment children’s playground across Devon, including some in Totnes and Kingsbridge, experts have found lead … Click for complete story.
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Are some of Somerset’s playgrounds a toxic timebomb for kids?
Playground equipment paint in some play areas in the south west has lead content up to 40 times greater than recommended concentrations and … Click for complete story.
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