Lead testing
JRM performs lead testing and lead-based paint investigations (surveys) for your home or business.
JRM performs lead testing and lead-based paint investigations (surveys) for your home or business.
For detecting lead based paint where the paint is not to be left in place, such as for demolition or renovation, physical samples are taken as well as using the XRF Lead Analyzer. Once a lead based paint hazard has been identified, baseline lead in air or soil samples will be taken to give an indication as to the exposure assessment, and this information will be an important component in determining how specifications will be structured. JRM will often recommend that waste disposal characterization occur at this time. This is accomplished by taking representative samples of the building components and submitting them for analysis by Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Profile (TCLP).
When plans call for demolition and/or renovation that will affect lead based paint materials, JRM will consider the all relevant factors during project design.
Air or soil samples will be taken as an indication of exposure assessment. This is an important component in determining how specifications will be structured.
Based on the design specifications, JRM will analyze all available abatement technologies to determine which would be most advantageous for you.
Once the abatement technology is selected, site specific lead abatement specifications will be developed, including a scope of work and documentation requirements.
Was your home built before 1978? Do you have young children? If so, you should consider testing for lead. Lead occurs as both a natural element found in the ground (or as dust in the air) and as part of manmade materials, like paint. But it wasn’t banned from consumer use until 1978. That means if your house is pre-1978 it could have lead-based paint that could pose a risk to your family. We can test your home to give you peace of mind.
