lead content

Heavy metal amount

Lead content refers to the amount of lead present in a substance, material, or product.

The term appears frequently in discussions of safety and regulation: The paint was recalled due to high lead content, testing water for lead content.

Because lead is toxic, especially to children, lead content is monitored in drinking water, paint, soil, toys, and industrial materials.

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presence/absence of lead

lead contentlead-free

Containing no plumbum

unleaded · uncontaminated · non-toxic · clean · safe levels

type of heavy metal/contaminant

lead contentmercury contamination

Toxic heavy metal presence

material purity

lead contentpurity

Uncontaminated quality

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