"LEAD-BASED PAINT HAZARD" (LBPH) Defined: Baltimore Defense Attorney Update

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The action level for LBP (Lead-Based Paint) established in the LBPPPA (Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act) amendments in the 1987 Housing Act is a lead content of 1.0 mg/cm2 as measured by an XRF analyzer.  Some State and local regulations have set a lower level at 0.5 mg/cm2.  Since there is some concern about the reliability of XRF results at these levels, these Guidelines recommend back-up chemical testing utilizing AAS or inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectrometry (ICP-AES).  When using chemical testing, the action level is either 0.5% by weight for 1.0 mg/cm2.

It should be noted that portable XRF analysis and laboratory testing may not provide directly comparable information; XRF results are calibrated to report mass of lead per unit area (area concentration) of a painted surface. AAS and ICP-AES, which report results in either mg/cm2 or weight percent, are bulk sample analysis methods.
Maryland is one of two original states (along with Massachusetts) that has promulgated regulations covering LBP abatement.  Other states have joined in.
The Maryland regulations are in Title 26, Department of the Environment, Subtitle 02, August 1988.  Also, LBP is addressed in the Maryland Occupational and Health Standard, Occupational Exposure to Lead in Construction, COMAR 09.12.32, January 16, 1984.

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