Whether you’re a new home buyer concerned about the possibility of lead-based paint in a home built prior to 1978, or even a renter signing a lease for housing built before 1978, our experts can determine your risk for lead exposure in the residence.
- Soil and water testing
- Soil testing (lead, arsenic, cadmium, and almost any other factor requested)
- Brief property diagram
- Collect samples
- Analyze for lead in ppm (other metals may also be included)
- Drinking water testing (including lead, copper, arsenic, bacteria and almost any other factor requested)
- Collect samples
- Analyze drinking water for quantity of lead (micrograms per liter)
- Partial lead testing
- Brief consultation with client to determine appropriate scope of inspections
- Direct XRF testing of all surfaces requested by the client
- Final reporting on all tested materials
- Remodeling testing
- Pre-construction XRF testing of painted or stained materials
- Floor-plan of areas slated for disturbance
- Direct testing of all materials to be disturbed during remodeling
- Immediate on-site results
- Final reporting meeting all local, state, or federal guidelines that are applicable
- Collect and analyze soil near remodeling to generate a pre-construction baseline (this can be used by contractors to ensure they are not held liable for soil that was contaminated before work has begun)
- Clearance inspections (compliant with HUD and section 8)
- Evaluation of history and documentation of the project
- Visual inspections of areas included in construction to determine if dust is present
- Dust-wipe sampling and analysis to determine lead content (micrograms per square foot)
- Soil testing and visual clearance for paint chips
- Section 8 compliance testing
- Review of documentation and request for testing from section 8
- Direct XRF testing of all areas of damaged paint listed in section 8 paperwork
- Final reporting compliant with HUD standards
- TCLP lead-leaching study
- Collect representative sampling of debris (this is required for all full demolition projects in homes built before 1978)
- Send samples for analysis to determine appropriate waste stream
- Final reporting on hazardous waste designation
- Full HUD-compliant lead inspection
- Complete survey and testing of all painted surfaces in accordance with HUD standards
- Final reporting compliant with HUD standards