Standard Practice for Use of Qualitative Chemical Spot Test Kits for Detection of Lead in Dry Paint Films

Importancia y uso:

5.1 This technique is applicable to dry paint films in a variety of forms including the intact dry paint film surface, a notched or other angular cut surface that exposes a cross section of all paint layers, a paint chip, and ground paint film.

5.2 The response of the spot test method varies depending on the extractability of lead from a coating matrix, which may differ depending on the test kit used, the coating type tested, other interferences, and the type of lead pigment (3).

5.3 In some situations, metals and other chemical species interfere with the spot test causing false negative or false positive results (see Section 8).

5.4 A spot test result may be used as a negative screen for the presence of lead in paints provided the response of the test kit is sensitive to detecting lead reliably at a given predetermined level, for example, a regulatory action level (4).

5.5 This practice may be used in conjunction with quantitative and semi-quantitative analytical methods for lead such as anodic stripping voltammetry or spectroscopic laboratory analysis of paint chip samples, or portable X-ray fluorescence testing of in situ paint films.

Note 1: In the United States, laboratories performing lead analyses are required to be recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) through the National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program (NLLAP) which requires conformance to Practice E1583.

5.6 Colorblind individuals (protanomalous viewers) who are deficient in viewing red colors may have difficulty in discerning the pink or red color of a positive rhodizonate test.

Subcomité:

D22.12

Referida por:

E2115-26, E1605-26A, E0631-15R24, D3679-25, D7793-24, D4477-24, D7445-24

Volúmen:

11.07

Número ICS:

87.040 (Paints and varnishes)

Palabras clave:

lead; spot test; test kit;