EP 1110-1-28
31 Aug 01
Table A-1
Hazard Levels for a Lead Risk Assessment
Sample Matrix/Surface Type
Paint-Lead Hazard Action Level1
Lead-Based Paint
0.5% by weight or 5,000 g/g (ppm)
Deteriorated Paint
Any Lead-Based Paint on any surface (interior or
exterior) that is peeling, chipping, chalking or cracking, or
otherwise damaged or separated from the substrate
Any friction surface subject to abrasion with
Paint-Lead Hazard
horizontal dust lead levels below and nearest the
surface equal or exceeding Dust-Lead Hazard
levels in this Table
Any chewable lead-based paint surface with teeth marks.
Damaged or deteriorated lead-based paint impact surface
such as caused by doorknobs or out-of-plumb doors.
Dust-Lead Hazard (single surface wipe
sampling only)
40 g/ft2
All Floors, Hard Surface and Carpeted
250 g/ft2
Interior Window Sills
Floors or windowsills in unsampled dwellings or common
areas that are part of multi-family units if at least on
sampled unit tested positive for these parameters.
Soil-Lead Hazard: bare soil: child play area
400 ppm
Soil-Lead Hazard: remainder
of
yard
1200 ppm
excluding child play areas
See 40 CFR 745.65 for more detailed definition.
1.3.6
Bid Assumptions
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NOTE: Review risk assessment sampling, analysis, QA/QC and reporting
tasks that will be performe d. As a rule of thumb, six to eight dust wipes and
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