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Standard Practice for Use of Qualitative Chemical Spot Test Kits for Detection of Lead in Dry Paint Films
1.1Â This practice covers the use of commercial spot test kits based on either sulfide or rhodizonate anions for the qualitative determination of the presence of lead in dry paint films.
1.2Â This practice may also be used as a qualitative procedure for other dry coating films such as varnishes and stains.
1.3Â This practice provides a list of the advantages and limitations of chemical spot test kits based on sulfide and rhodizonate anions to allow the user to choose the appropriate spot test for a given circumstance.
1.4Â This practice contains notes which are explanatory and not part of mandatory requirements.
1.5Â Methods described in this practice may not meet or be allowed by requirements or regulations established by local authorities having jurisdiction. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to comply with all such requirements and regulations.
1.6Â The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.
1.7Â This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.8Â This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
5.1Â 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.
5.2Â 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).
5.3Â In some situations, metals and other chemical species interfere with the spot test causing false negative or false positive results (see Section 8).
5.4Â 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).
5.5Â 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:Â 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.
5.6Â 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.
| SDO | ASTM: ASTM International |
| Document Number | E1753 |
| Publication Date | April 1, 2026 |
| Language | en - English |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Revision Level | 26a |
| Supercedes | |
| Committee | D22.12 |