ASTM E1775-96

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Designation: E 1775 – 96 An American National Standard
Standard Guide for
Evaluating Performance of On-Site Extraction and Field-
Portable Electrochemical or Spectrophotometric Analysis
for Lead
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1775; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (e) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope E 1644 Practice for Hot Plate Digestion of Dust Wipe
Samples for Determination of Lead by Atomic Spectrom-
1.1 This standard provides guidelines for determining the
etry
performance of field-portable quantitative lead analysis instru-
E 1645 Practice for Preparation of Dried Paint Samples for
ments.
Subsequent Lead Analysis by Atomic Spectrometry
1.2 This guide applies to field-portable electroanalytical and
E 1726 Practice for Sample Digestion of Soils for Determi-
spectrophotometric (including reflectance and colorimetric)
nation of Lead by Atomic Spectrometry
analyzers.
E 1727 Practice for Field Collection of Soil Samples for
1.3 Sample matrices of concern herein include paint, dust,
Lead Determination by Atomic Spectrometry Techniques
soil, and airborne particulate.
E 1728 Practice for Field Collection of Settled Dust
1.4 This guide addresses the desired performance character-
Samples Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Lead Deter-
istics of field-based sample extraction procedures for lead, as
mination by Atomic Spectrometry Techniques
well as on-site extraction followed by field-portable analysis.
E 1729 Practice for Field Collection of Dried Paint Samples
1.5 This standard does not purport to address all of the
for Lead Determination by Atomic Spectrometry Tech-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
niques
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
E 1741 Practice for Preparation of Airborne Particulate
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
Lead Samples Collected During Abatement and Construc-
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
tion Activities for Subsequent Analysis by Atomic Spec-
2. Referenced Documents
trometry
2.2 U.S. EPA Documents:
2.1 ASTM Standards:
EPA 600/R-93/200 Standard Operating Procedure for the
D 5438 Practice for Collection of Floor Dust for Chemical
Field Analysis of Lead in Paint, Bulk Dust, and Soil by
Analysis
Ultrasonic, Acid Digestion and Colorimetric Measurement
E 1553 Practice for Collection of Airborne Particulate Lead
(1993)
During Abatement and Construction Activities
EPA 747-R-92-001 Laboratory Accreditation Guidelines:
E 1583 Practice for Evaluating Laboratories Engaged in
Measurement of Lead in Paint, Dust, and Soil (1992)
Determination of Lead in Paint, Dust, Airborne Particu-
lates, and Soil Taken from and around Buildings and
3. Terminology
Related Structures
3.1 For definitions of terms not listed here, see Terminology
E 1605 Terminology Relating to Abatement of Hazards
E 1605.
from Lead-Based Paint in Buildings and Related Struc-
3.2 anodic stripping voltammetry—an electroanalytical
tures
technique in which the concentration of analyte metal species
E 1613 Test Method for Analysis of Digested Samples for
dissolved in solution is determined in the following manner.
Lead by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission
The analyte is first deposited (preconcentrated) electrochemi-
Spectrometry (ICP-AES), Flame Atomic Absorption
cally by reducing the dissolved ion in solution to immobilized
(FAAS), or Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption (GFAAS)
3 metal species at a mercury electrode surface. The metal is
Techniques
deposited in the form of an amalgam (with Hg) at an applied
potential (voltage) which is negative of the standard oxidation
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E-6 on Performance
of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.23 on Lead Paint
Abatement. Available from U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development, Research
Current edition approved Jan. 10, 1996. Published March 1996. Triangle Park, NC.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 11.03. Available from U.S. EPA, Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances,
Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.11. Washington, DC.
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E 1775
potential for the metal/ion redox couple. After deposition, the reference values, determine lead concentration using Test
preconcentrated metal species is then“ stripped” from the Method E 1613 and Practice E 1644.
mercury electrode by applying a positive potential sweep, 5.2.3 Vacuumed Dust, collected using Practice D 5438. To
which causes anodic oxidation of the analyte metal species to obtain reference values, determine lead concentration using
dissolved ion. The current associated with this reoxidation is Test Method E 1613 and Practice E 1726.
measured. The peak current is proportional to the original 5.2.4 Soil, collected using Practice E 1727. To obtain refer-
concentration of dissolved analyte species over a wide range of ence values, determine lead concentration using Test Method
concentrations. E 1613 and Practice E 1726.
3.3 colorimetry—an analytical technique that is similar to 5.2.5 Airborne Particulate, collected using Practice E 1553.
spectrophotometry (see 3.5), except that ultraviolet-visible To obtain reference values, determine lead concentration using
light of a single, narrow wavelength range is passed through a Test Method E 1613 and Practice E 1741.
sample cell containing dissolved analyte, and the absorption 5.3 Secondary Reference Materials—Examples include
measured. samples from the Environmental Lead Proficiency Analytical
3.4 reflectance—a measure
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