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Find out everything you need to know about testing paint for lead including what is lead based paint, different methods of testing for lead and the common terms and regulations to be familiar with.
How To Test For Less
20% Off My Already Discounted Prices Why So Cheap? Because lead testing kits aren't that expensive to actually make. The liquid isn't...
Sep 4, 20243 min read
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US EPA Recognized Lead Test Kits
Do I need an US EPA Recognized Test Kit to test for lead? Long story long- It depends. It depends on really only one thing, if your...
Jun 10, 20243 min read
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Lead Dust Testing With Fluoro-Spec
Watch below and read a brief overview of this Fluoro-Spec lead dust test Why Test Dust With Fluoro-Spec? Dust is the penultimate form of...
Apr 25, 20244 min read
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What Spray makes lead glow?
Methylammonium Bromide in Isopropanol Alcohol with an acid, first created in 2018 by a group of Dutch Scientists, their original work can...
Apr 24, 20245 min read
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Lets Talk About Water: Finding out will only cost a penny.
You can test for lead in your water by testing your water source. With all the news and studies coming out, it’s clear that this is a...
Apr 13, 20244 min read
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What Are Glowing Lead Tests?
Glowing lead tests or glow lead tests are a new class of chemical lead detection technology, developed first in 2018, a mixture of...
Mar 25, 20243 min read
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How do chemical tests stack up against XRF for surface lead detection of paint?
Comparing Chemical Tests to XRF for Lead Detection How do chemical tests stack up against XRF ? To find out, I did a little study where...
Jan 17, 20242 min read
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What are chemical tests for lead
Let me first address the largest drawback of chemical tests, they do not test below the surface. They cannot replace an inspection...
Jan 15, 20243 min read
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XRF's influence on lead detection for lead based paint
X-Ray Fluorescence Spectroscopy: Lead Detection in Substrates X-RAY fluorescence spectroscopy is a means to detect lead in substrates....
Jan 15, 20243 min read
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What Do X-Rays have to do with Lead?
If you live in the US, Nearly Everything. Lead detection, professionally speaking is relegated almost exclusively to XRF. EPA Lead...
Jan 6, 20242 min read
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PPM Explained With Grains of Rice
After my last article i wanted to describe PPM in a way that was more accessible, as a result i made a video and posted it to Instagram ....
Jan 6, 20243 min read
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What is PPM?
Understanding PPM (Parts Per Million) PPM or Parts Per Million is a term used to define tiny amounts of material within other material....
Jan 4, 20242 min read
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Lead In Paint: How widespread is it in American Homes?
Federal Estimates on Homes with Lead (2001) They also estimated that it would be too hard for them to enact a program to abate all the...
Jan 2, 20242 min read
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Understanding Our Lead Burden - Paint
Lead is Everywhere: The Ubiquity of Lead in Everyday Items Lead is everywhere, I know this sounds alarmist but hear me out. Lead in...
Jan 1, 20243 min read
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What is lead?
Lead is a chemical element with the symbol Pb (from the Latin word "plumbum") and atomic number 82. It is a heavy metal found in nature...
Dec 30, 20231 min read
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