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Cadmium pigments - time to ban them?
Sun, 29 Jun 2014 — BAS Admin
Cadmium is toxic in some formulations and artists dispose of it into the water supply. The powers that be are considering banning it for this and other applications. Should we support the ban or learn better methods of disposal?
Read about it here
- www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2014/05/07/cadmium-crisis/
- www.jacksonsart.com/blog/2014/06/13/cadmium-crisis-update/
- https://duckduckgo.com/?q=cadmium+crisis+artists+paint
One company's response is here (note dates)
- www.goldenpaints.com/justpaint/jp4article2.php
- www.goldenpaints.com/justpaint/jp14article5.php
- www.goldenpaints.com/justpaint/jp21article1.php
You can have your say here
- www.echa.europa.eu/restrictions-under-consideration
- http://help.goldenpaints.com/ci/documents/detail/5/4/12/ef711c3c152a653d...
So what should BAS members do? How do you dispose of unused paint and brush washings?
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Cadmium
Heavy metals in waste pipes travel to treatment plants. Scientists can surely develop the means to isolate and remove them for recycling. Septic tanks usually miss treatment plants and the contents sucked into tankers and pump-sprayed on fields as fertilizer. Stop and empty into treatment plants. Paint manufacturers must responsibly manage waste. Users carry on as usual. QED