Eco-Ganesha.......!!!!
Make up itself indicates that making up which means beautification,hiding your flaws and beautifying.Lets worship Ganesha as a our loving Lord Ganesha rather then beautifying him with toxic & dangerous chemicals.
In the name of “Lord Ganesha” nearly tones of paints manufactured by toxic chemicals like lead(Pb),nitrate etc. extensively have been used The exposure can be diverse and multiple.
Lead and many toxic chemicals has no biological utility and is hard to eliminate from the body. Lead affects almost all the organ systems. Children are particularly vulnerable to Lead. The toxicity of lead often depends on the blood levels.
Levels between 20-30 µg/dl influence hemoglobin synthesis and the capacity to carry oxygen throughout the body for good body function. This condition is commonly called anemia. The heavy metal (Pb) is stored in the bones and also influences the vitamin D metabolism, which is crucial to bone metabolism. Kidney may be damaged resulting in renal failure.
Encephalopathy is the m dreaded and serious consequence of lead poisoning. This manifests as unconsciousness, convulsions, regression of development in a young child and therefore completely alters the life potential of the lead poisoning child. It is clear from the above that all the symptoms enumerated have serious consequences on quality of life. Lead thus becomes an important environmental poison to understand and tackle.
Combined actions and efforts of the government, public awareness and social responsibility of industry and timely interaction of the medical community are desired. All streams of society should channelize efforts to meet the challenge.
Recycling of Paint if available would have been great but reusing and reducing of toxic paints is the best choice.
If you are buying a Ganesh idol, please opt for environmentaly friendly Eco-Ganesha.
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