Whale Watching San Juan Island Near Seattle

Wednesday, March 03, 2010

Seattle's Icon Building May Be Going: Paint Is The Culprit

Where do the tiny (lead filled) paint chips go when a building (or boat or structure) needs cleaning and painting?
Not in the water (we hope)

"Toxins in its paint may force it to be torn down unless the building's owners can find another way to clean it up -- some paint chips have been shown to have levels of toxins up to 240 times higher than at the level at which the state requires removal." Read more

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