Trace Amounts?
French law dictates that only trace amounts of lead are allowed to be used on buildings. There have been some rumors and allegations that officials have not been honest about the actual, and potentially dangerous, levels of led dispersed by the fire. The New York Times reported in 2019 that the risk may have even been apparent days after the disaster, but that officials did not act on it.
Trace Amounts?
Past The Limit
An environmental group based in France called Robin Hood announced some distressing news in 2019. They shared that residents of an apartment just one mile from the cathedral requested that lead tests be administered on their property. The results showed that the apartment’s balcony returned levels nearly 20 times the recommended limit.
Past The Limit