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What is the purpose of spike samples? - ANSWER-Spiked
samples help show to what extent the laboratory's analytical
method is working, and help assess the accuracy of the
method and/or the analyst.
What is the purpose of blank samples? - ANSWER-Submitting
blank samples is important to test the accuracy of your
sampling techniques, the sampling media, and the laboratory's
analysis. This can determine if you're sampling techniques are
inadequate and contaminating samples.
What is the most likely source of lead being brought into the
home?
A. Parents are
landscapers
B. Battery shop across the
street
C. Father has a model airplane
making hobby
D. Mother is an airplane pilot - ANSWER-B. Battery shop
across the street
,Types of deterioration of lead-based paint you may
observe include: -
ANSWER-peeling, chipping, chalking, cracking,
damaged, or damp
What paint deterioration will likely result in the most lead
dust? - ANSWER-
Chalking
Common hobbies/tasks that may lead to introducing lead
into the home? -
ANSWER-1. Making lead sinkers
for fishing
2. Casting your own bullets in the
backyard
3. Recycling old car
batteries
A wipe sample you took came back from the lab with a lead
result of 800ppm.
What should you
do?
A. This paint is lead-based paint, note in your report and let the
client know they have a lead paint in their property.
B. Resample the area where you took the sample from.
C. Call the lab and tell them they must report the results in
mg/cm2
, D. This paint is not lead-based paint, note the results in your
report and let the client know. - ANSWER-D. This paint is not
lead-based paint, note the results in your report and let the
client know.
(LBP is greater than 5000ppm)
You receive a laboratory analysis that says the lead content of
a paint-chip sample you collected contains 1% lead by weight.
Is this considered lead-based paint? - ANSWER-Yes, lead
concentrations greater than 0.5% by weight is considered lead-
based paint.
You receive a laboratory analysis that says the soil composite
sample you collected from soil within a play area reported
1,000 ppm. There were 4 subsamples within your composite
sample. Does this exceed the EPA's clearance level? -
ANSWER-No, the EPA clearance level for soil in a play area is
400ppm.
The composite sample reported 1,000ppm and there were 4
subsamples.
1,000/4 = 250ppm per subsample which is below the EPA
clearance level.
You receive a laboratory analysis that says the soil
composite sample you
collected from soil reported 8,000ppm. What
must you do?
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What is the purpose of spike samples? - ANSWER-Spiked
samples help show to what extent the laboratory's analytical
method is working, and help assess the accuracy of the
method and/or the analyst.
What is the purpose of blank samples? - ANSWER-Submitting
blank samples is important to test the accuracy of your
sampling techniques, the sampling media, and the laboratory's
analysis. This can determine if you're sampling techniques are
inadequate and contaminating samples.
What is the most likely source of lead being brought into the
home?
A. Parents are
landscapers
B. Battery shop across the
street
C. Father has a model airplane
making hobby
D. Mother is an airplane pilot - ANSWER-B. Battery shop
across the street
,Types of deterioration of lead-based paint you may
observe include: -
ANSWER-peeling, chipping, chalking, cracking,
damaged, or damp
What paint deterioration will likely result in the most lead
dust? - ANSWER-
Chalking
Common hobbies/tasks that may lead to introducing lead
into the home? -
ANSWER-1. Making lead sinkers
for fishing
2. Casting your own bullets in the
backyard
3. Recycling old car
batteries
A wipe sample you took came back from the lab with a lead
result of 800ppm.
What should you
do?
A. This paint is lead-based paint, note in your report and let the
client know they have a lead paint in their property.
B. Resample the area where you took the sample from.
C. Call the lab and tell them they must report the results in
mg/cm2
, D. This paint is not lead-based paint, note the results in your
report and let the client know. - ANSWER-D. This paint is not
lead-based paint, note the results in your report and let the
client know.
(LBP is greater than 5000ppm)
You receive a laboratory analysis that says the lead content of
a paint-chip sample you collected contains 1% lead by weight.
Is this considered lead-based paint? - ANSWER-Yes, lead
concentrations greater than 0.5% by weight is considered lead-
based paint.
You receive a laboratory analysis that says the soil composite
sample you collected from soil within a play area reported
1,000 ppm. There were 4 subsamples within your composite
sample. Does this exceed the EPA's clearance level? -
ANSWER-No, the EPA clearance level for soil in a play area is
400ppm.
The composite sample reported 1,000ppm and there were 4
subsamples.
1,000/4 = 250ppm per subsample which is below the EPA
clearance level.
You receive a laboratory analysis that says the soil
composite sample you
collected from soil reported 8,000ppm. What
must you do?
