ASTM E1792-01

Standard Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Lead in Surface Dust

SCOPE
1.1 This specification covers requirements for wipe materials that are used to collect settled dusts on hard surfaces for the subsequent determination of lead.  
1.2  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 and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.

General Information

• Status: Historical
• Publication Date: 09-Dec-2001
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1792-96a - Standard Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Lead in Surface Dust
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Replaced By: ASTM E1792-01e1 - Standard Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Lead in Surface Dust
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2913/E2913M-21 - Standard Practice for Hotplate Digestion of Lead from Composited Wipe Samples
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E1728/E1728M-20 - Standard Practice for Collection of Settled Dust Samples Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Subsequent Lead Determination
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D7707-21 - Standard Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Beryllium in Surface Dust
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D7659-21 - Standard Guide for Strategies for Surface Sampling of Metals and Metalloids for Worker Protection
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E631-15 - Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D7822-18 - Standard Practice for Dermal Wipe Sampling for the Subsequent Determination of Metals and Metalloids
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E3193-21 - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Lead (Pb) in Dust by Wipe, Paint, and Soil by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry (FAAS)
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2914/E2914M-21 - Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Extraction of Lead from Composited Wipe Samples
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM D6966-18 - Standard Practice for Collection of Settled Dust Samples Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Subsequent Determination of Metals
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E1979-21 - Standard Practice for Ultrasonic Extraction of Paint, Dust, Soil, and Air Samples for Subsequent Determination of Lead
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E2271/E2271M-22 - Standard Practice for Clearance Examinations Following Lead Hazard Reduction Activities in Multifamily Dwellings
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E1775-20 - Standard Guide for Evaluating Performance of On-Site Extraction and Field-Portable Electrochemical or Spectrophotometric Analysis for Lead
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001
• Referred By: ASTM E1644-21 - Standard Practice for Hot Plate Digestion of Dust Wipe Samples for the Determination of Lead
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2001

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: E 1792 – 01
Standard Specification for
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Wipe Sampling Materials for Lead in Surface Dust
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E 1792; 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 3.2.1.1 Discussion—The towellette is used to collect a
sample of settled dust on a surface for subsequent lead
1.1 This specification covers requirements for wipe materi-
analysis.
als that are used to collect settled dusts on surfaces for the
subsequent determination of lead.
4. Manufacture
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
4.1 The wipes shall be made from materials using methods
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
that ensure compliance with the requirements of Sections 5 and
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
7, and shall be clean and free of imperfections that would affect
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
their performance.
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
5. General Requirements
2. Referenced Documents
5.1 Test data must be provided to assure compliance with all
2.1 ASTM Standards:
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the following requirements. Test procedures for each require-
E 105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
ment are found in Section 7.
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
2,3
5.1.1 Background Lead—The mean background lead con-
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
centration per wipe shall be less than 1.0 μg.
E 1605 Terminology Relating to Abatement of Hazards
5.1.2 Ruggedness—Wipes shall be sufficiently rugged so as
from Lead-Based Paint in Buildings and Related Struc-
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4 to be used on a 2000 cm area of a vinyl tile surface without
tures
tearing.
E 1613 Test Method for Analysis of Digested Samples for
5.1.3 Moisture Content—Each wipe, when examined, must
Lead by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission
be fully wetted upon removal from the package. Wipes shall
Spectrometry (ICP-AES), Flame Atomic Absorption
have a moisture content such that the coefficient of variation
(FAAS), or Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption (GFAAS)
4 for a random sampling of the lot of wipes be no greater than
Techniques
25 %.
E 1644 Practice for Hot Plate Digestion of Dust Wipe
5.1.4 Dimensions—The mean dimensions (length and
Samples for Determination of Lead by Atomic Spectrom-
4 width) of wipes shall be between 15 by 15 cm and 25 by 25 cm.
etry
5.1.5 Thickness—The dry wipes shall have a mean thick-
E 1728 Practice for Field Collection of Settled Dust
ness of at least 0.005 cm but no greater than 0.05 cm.
Samples Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Lead Deter-
4 5.1.6 Mass—The coefficient of variation in mass of dry
mination by Atomic Spectrometry Techniques
wipes in a lot shall not exceed 10 %.
3. Terminology 5.1.7 Lead Recoveries—The mean lead recoveries from
wipes spiked with Certified Reference Materials (CRMs)
3.1 For definitions of terms not listed here, see Terminology
having 20 mg, 100 mg, and 500 mg (610%) of lead per sample
E1605.
shall be 100 % 6 20 %, 95 % confidence level, of the lead
3.2 Definitions:
recovery from the CRM alone, that is, sans wipe material, as
3.2.1 wipe, n—a disposable towellette that is moistened
per 7.2(1).
with a wetting agent.
NOTE 1—It is not imperative that the wipe be completely dissolved
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when extracted in accordance with Practice E 1644 or an equivalent
This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on
procedure to meet the recovery criterion. However, the solution that is to
Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.23
on Lead Paint Abatement. be analyzed (after extraction) should be free of suspended particulates and
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 2001. Published March 2002. Originally
gelatinous material. Reference (2) describes a specific procedure and
published as E 1792 – 96. Last previous edition E 1792 – 96a.
criteria for the evaluation of the extractability of wipe materials.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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5.1.8 Collection Effıciency—Collection efficiency of an in-
ASTM Standards on Precision and Bias for Various Applications, 3rd Ed.,
ASTM, Philadelphia, PA, 1988.
dividual wipe, using an initial wipe on a given test surface,
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.11.
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