Paint highly-vulnerable

To reduce this problem and reduce stress to the paint layer, methods were subsequently developed to include climate control, so that ions are mobilised and transferred to the rear support, in order to reduce salt concentration in the paint layer. This results in a more even salt distribution in deeper parts of the plaster or brick. Ideally, a new layer of plaster can be applied to the back, e.g. the supporting brick. The aim of this treatment is to ensure crystallisation within or upon this plaster, but it is difficult to achieve. Investigations nevertheless demonstrated a remarkable reduction of salt ions near the highly-vulnerable paint layer and a more even distribution in deeper parts, which may give more time to search for other solutions. Obviously this technique is restricted to relatively thin supports and cannot be applied in the case of cavity walls. 

There are two reasons why artists are particularly vulnerable to diseases caused by exposure to toxic materials. First of all, artists, by the nature of their work, may have daily, long-term contact with materials that are highly toxic. Second, art materials are used as aerosols, powders, dusts, and in solution, from which maximum physical absorption and adsorption are possible. An artist can inhale aerosols. Powders and dusts are also inhaled and, in addition, can be absorbed through the skin. Solutions and many solvents evaporate into the air for the artist to inhale over long periods of time. This chemical assault, day after day, causes a variety of illnesses. In the following section on artists illnesses, all the chemicals cited are used by artists as they draw and paint, sculpt, work with metals, or develop and print photos—in general, as they engage in any art-associated activity. 

Latex coatings such as paints are often exposed to the outdoor environment, during which time they are vulnerable to attack by microbial and fungal growth. High moisture environments that promote the growth... 

Children living in older houses where the paint is deteriorating are at the greatest risk of lead poisoning. Therefore, the burden falls disproportionately on poor, inner-city, minority families. However, children in middle-income families are also vulnerable. Seven percent of white children living under favorable economic conditions were found to have high blood lead levels in the mid-1980s. ... 

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