Which paint is classified as lead based?

Paint is classified as lead-based when there is 1.0 mg/cm2 (milligram of lead per square centimeter of painted surface). The laboratory report is written in terms of the amount, or weight of lead per weight of paint chips . The federal definition of lead-based paint is 0.5% lead or 5,000 milligram of lead per kilogram of paint chips

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