ASTM E1583-93
(Practice)Practice for Evaluating Laboratories Engaged in the Determination of Lead in Paint, Dust, Airborne Particulates, and Soil Taken From and Around Buildings and Related Structures (Withdrawn 1998)
Practice for Evaluating Laboratories Engaged in the Determination of Lead in Paint, Dust, Airborne Particulates, and Soil Taken From and Around Buildings and Related Structures (Withdrawn 1998)
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Designation: E 1583 – 93 An American National Standard
Standard Practice for
Evaluating Laboratories Engaged in the Determination of
Lead in Paint, Dust, Airborne Particulates, and Soil Taken
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From and Around Buildings and Related Structures
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1583; 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 EPA SW846, Testing Methods for Evaluating Solid Waste,
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Physical/Chemical Methods
1.1 This practice covers the qualifications, including mini-
NIOSH Manual of Analytical Methods, Third Edition, P.
mum requirements for personnel and equipment, duties, re-
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M. Eller, Ed. (1984)
sponsibilities, and services of laboratories engaged in the
RTI Report, Standard Operating Procedures for Lead in
determination of lead in paint, dust, airborne particulates, and
Paint by Hotplate or Microwave-Based Acid Digestions
soil taken from and around buildings and related structures.
and Atomic Absorption or Inductively Coupled Argon
1.2 This practice has been developed consistent with Guides
Plasma Emission Spectrometry, RTI Project No. 91U-
E 548 and E 994 and ISO Guide 25.
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4699-100 (September 1991)
1.3 This practice contains notes that are explanatory and are
not part of the mandatory requirements of the practice.
3. Terminology
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
3.1 Definitions—For definitions of terms used in this prac-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
tice, refer to Terminology E 1187.
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
4. Significance and Use
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
4.1 This practice provides the basic criteria to be used by
accreditation bodies and others in evaluating the qualifications
2. Referenced Documents
of laboratories engaged in the testing of lead in paint, dust,
2.1 ASTM Standards:
airborne particulates, and soil taken from and around buildings
D 3335 Test Method for Low Concentrations of Lead,
and related structures. The criteria in this practice shall be
Cadmium, and Cobalt in Paint by Atomic Absorption
2 supplemented by additional specific criteria and requirements,
Spectroscopy
when appropriate; for example, when necessary to be in
E 548 Guide for General Criteria Used for Evaluating
3 accordance with federal, state, or local government regulations.
Laboratory Competence
4.2 The accreditation is for organizations and not individu-
E 994 Guide for Calibration and Testing Laboratory Ac-
als.
creditation Systems General Requirements for Operation
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4.3 The practice is intended to provide objective informa-
and Recognition
3 tion on the capabilities needed by laboratories to determine
E 1187 Terminology Relating to Laboratory Accreditation
lead in paint, dust, airborne particulates, and soil taken from
2.2 ISO Standard:
and around buildings and related structures. It is not intended
ISO Guide 25 General Requirements for the Competence of
4 to be used as a measure of the performance of a laboratory in
Calibration and Testing Laboratories
conducting the tests.
2.3 Other Documents:
4.4 This practice is also intended for use by calibration and
Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official
5 testing laboratories in the development and implementation of
Analytical Chemists (AOAC), 14th Edition (1984)
their quality systems. It is also intended for use by an
organization to request or perform an evaluation of its own
in-house facilities in accordance with this practice.
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This practice 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.
Current edition approved Dec. 15, 1993. Published April 1994.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 06.01. Available from the Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02. Washington, DC 20402.
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Switzerland. 45226.
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