ASTM E1792-02

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-2002
• ICS: 71.040.50 - Physicochemical methods of analysis
• Technical Committee: E06 - Performance of Buildings

Relations

• Replaces: ASTM E1792-01e1 - Standard Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Lead in Surface Dust
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Replaced By: ASTM E1792-03 - Standard Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Lead in Surface Dust
• Effective Date: 01-Oct-2003
• Referred By: ASTM E1605-22 - Standard Terminology Relating to Lead in Buildings
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E2913/E2913M-21 - Standard Practice for Hotplate Digestion of Lead from Composited Wipe Samples
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• 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-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E3203-21 - Standard Test Method for Determination of Lead in Dried Paint, Soil, and Wipe Samples by Inductively Coupled Plasma-Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES)
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D8344-20 - Standard Practice for Ammonium Bifluoride and Nitric Acid Digestion of Airborne Dust and Dust-Wipe Samples for the Determination of Metals and Metalloids
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7707-21 - Standard Specification for Wipe Sampling Materials for Beryllium in Surface Dust
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E1644-21 - Standard Practice for Hot Plate Digestion of Dust Wipe Samples for the Determination of Lead
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E3074/E3074M-20 - Standard Practice for Clearance Examinations Following Lead Hazard Reduction Activities in Single Family Dwellings, in Individual Units of Multifamily Dwellings, and in Other Child-Occupied Facilities
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM E631-15 - Standard Terminology of Building Constructions
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• 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-2002
• 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-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7822-18 - Standard Practice for Dermal Wipe Sampling for the Subsequent Determination of Metals and Metalloids
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002
• Referred By: ASTM D7659-21 - Standard Guide for Strategies for Surface Sampling of Metals and Metalloids for Worker Protection
• Effective Date: 10-Dec-2002

Standards Content (Sample)

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An American National Standard
Designation: E 1792 – 02
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 wipe, n—a disposable towellette that is moistened
with a wetting agent.
1.1 This specification covers requirements for wipe materi-
3.2.1.1 Discussion—The towellette is used to collect a
als that are used to collect settled dusts on surfaces for the
sample of settled dust on a surface for subsequent lead
subsequent determination of lead.
analysis.
1.2 This standard does not purport to address all of the
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
4. Manufacture
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
4.1 The wipes shall be made from materials using methods
priate safety and health practices and determine the applica-
that ensure compliance with the requirements of Sections 5 and
bility of regulatory limitations prior to use.
7, and shall be clean and free of imperfections that would affect
2. Referenced Documents their performance.
2.1 ASTM Standards:
5. General Requirements
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E 105 Practice for Probability Sampling of Materials
5.1 Test data must be provided to assure compliance with all
E 691 Practice for Conducting an Interlaboratory Study to
2,3 the following requirements. Test procedures for each require-
Determine the Precision of a Test Method
ment are found in Section 7.
E 1605 Terminology Relating to Abatement of Hazards
5.1.1 Background Lead—The mean background lead con-
from Lead-Based Paint in Buildings and Related Struc-
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centration per wipe shall be less than 1.0 μg.
tures
5.1.2 Ruggedness—Wipes shall be sufficiently rugged so as
E 1613 Test Method for Analysis of Digested Samples for
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to be used on a 2000 cm area of a vinyl tile surface without
Lead by Inductively Coupled Plasma Atomic Emission
tearing.
Spectrometry (ICP-AES), Flame Atomic Absorption
5.1.3 Moisture Content—Each wipe, when examined, must
(FAAS), or Graphite Furnace Atomic Absorption (GFAAS)
4 be fully wetted upon removal from the package. Wipes shall
Techniques
have a moisture content such that the coefficient of variation
E 1644 Practice for Hot Plate Digestion of Dust Wipe
for a random sampling of the lot of wipes be no greater than
Samples for Determination of Lead by Atomic Spectrom-
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25 %.
etry
5.1.4 Sizes—The mean area of wipes shall not be less than
E 1728 Practice for Field Collection of Settled Dust
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200 cm and shall not be greater than 625 cm . The mean
Samples Using Wipe Sampling Methods for Lead Deter-
5 length of either side shall not be less than 10 cm or larger than
mination by Atomic Spectrometry Techniques
25 cm.
3. Terminology 5.1.5 Thickness—The dry wipes shall have a mean thick-
ness of at least 0.005 cm but no greater than 0.05 cm.
3.1 For definitions of terms not listed here, see Terminology
5.1.6 Mass—The coefficient of variation in mass of dry
E1605.
wipes in a lot shall not exceed 10 %.
3.2 Definitions:
5.1.7 Lead Recoveries—The mean lead recoveries from
wipes spiked with Certified Reference Materials (CRMs)
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This specification is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E06 on
having 20 μg, 100 μg, and 500 μg (610%) of lead per sample
Performance of Buildings and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E06.23
shall be 100 % 6 20 %, 95 % confidence level, of the lead
on Lead Paint Abatement.
recovery from the CRM alone, that is, sans wipe material, as
Current edition approved Dec. 10, 2002. Published January 2003. Originally
per 7.2(1).
published as E 1792 – 96. Last previous edition E 1792 – 01.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 14.02.
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NOTE 1—It is not imperative that the wipe be completely dissolved
ASTM Standards on Precision and Bias for Various Applications, 5th Ed.,
when extracted in accordance with Practice E 1644 or an equivalent
ASTM, West Conshohocken, PA, 1997.
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.11. procedure to meet the recovery criterion. However, the solution that is to
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Annual Book of ASTM Standards, Vol 04.12.
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E1792–02
be analyzed (after extraction) should be free of suspended particulates and
or 7.3.2). A minimum of seven wipe
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