| Autor: |
Schmehl RL; QuanTech, Arlington, VA 22209-1607, USA., Cox DC, Dewalt FG, Haugen MM, Koyak RA, Schwemberger JG Jr, Scalera JV |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
American Industrial Hygiene Association journal [Am Ind Hyg Assoc J] 1999 Jul-Aug; Vol. 60 (4), pp. 444-51. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/00028899908984463 |
| Abstrakt: |
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development sponsored a field study of portable technologies for testing for lead in paint in three U.S. cities in 1993. Six chemical test kits and six X-ray fluorescence instruments, which represented the two main types of portable technologies available for residential lead testing at that time, were evaluated. Painted building components in single-family and multifamily housing units were selected to assess the performance of these products under real-world conditions. The study found that the chemical test kits were not effective in distinguishing lead-based paint, as defined by federal standards, from nonlead based paint. The X-ray fluorescence instruments were, under certain circumstances, found to be effective. The study filled an informational gap about the accuracy and precision of the portable lead-testing technologies. This article describes the design of the study and its major findings. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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