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Now You Can Screen For Your Own Risks at Home!
LEAD INSPECTOR Lead Test Kits™
Simple household test kit for the detection of poisonous lead in:
| -Paint Surfaces/Chips |
-Bathtub Glaze |
-Water |
-Soil |
-Pottery/China |
| -Dust (renovation) |
-Mini-blinds |
-Plumbing |
-Solder |
-Ceramicware |
| -Food Can Seams |
-Jewelry |
-Furniture |
-Toys |
-Antiques |
| -Ceramic Tile |
-Older Pewter |
-Cutlery |
-Cribs |
-Lead Crystal |
| -Circuit Boards |
-Solder Joints |
-Crayons |
-Chalk |
-Candle Wicks |
| -Folk Remedies (Medicines) |
-Mexican Bean Pots |
-Mexican Candy |
-Hair Dye |
-Lipstick / Make-up |
| -Xmas Lights/Wires |
-Baby Bibs |
-Crock Pots |
-Play Sand |
-Glassware |
| -Children's Lunch Boxes |
-Decals |
-Curtain Weights |
-and more! |
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4, 8 & 24 Test Packs
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Each kit contains an Instruction Manual/Information Package on lead in the household, Indicator Solution, Swabs, and Tube.
How LEAD INSPECTOR™ Works
LEAD INSPECTOR™ is the only patented lead test kit on the market that employs 3 different methods for accurate testing! Each kit will allow you to perform all these 3 different methods for testing on all items listed above!
- Rapid Test Procedure (qualitative)
- Patented "Special Test" Procedure (semi-quantitative patented leach method)
- Test for Lead in Water
A. RAPID TEST PROCEDURE
   
Use this procedure to quickly test dry painted surfaces/paint chips, baby bibs, children's lunch boxes, pottery/ceramic ware, mini-blinds, plumbing/lead pipe/solder, electronic assemblies (PDF File), bath tub glazes, toys, toy cars, furniture, food can seams, antiques, ceramic tile and other surfaces for lead.
- CLEAN AREA: Clean the area of any dust or dirt.
- INSERT A SWAB into the Indicator Vial (for 8 and 24 test packs) or dispense 4 drops of Indicator Solution onto a swab tip (for 100 test packs).
- RUB: Gently rub the surface to be tested with the cotton swab tip for about 30-60 seconds. If the surface or swab tip changes color, lead is present.
B. SPECIAL TEST PROCEDURE (Patented Leach Method)
Use this procedure to quantify the approximate lead release in pottery/ceramic ware, multi-layered paint or paint chips, mini-blinds, toys, children's jewelry, Mexican candies, make up and candle wicks! This method is great to test practically anything for lead!
- Wash, rinse and dry the item you wish to test
- Fill the item with vinegar (or immerse the item/sample in vinegar). Allow to stand for a minimum 4 hours.
- Test resulting vinegar with Indicator Solution supplied in the kit.
- Compare color produced to the following chart:
| Resultant Color Produced |
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Approx. Lead Release in parts per million (ppm) of the sample
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Faint yellowish tint...1-3 ppm
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Light brown...5 ppm
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Medium brown ...10 ppm
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Dark brown ...25 ppm
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Black ... over 50 ppm
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Having trouble printing out the above chart? For IE6 users, click on "Tools", then "Internet Options", then "Advanced", then under "Printing", check off "Print background colors and images" box. Then click "OK".
Use this procedure to quantify the approximate lead release in garden/lawn soil, dust/dirt, play sand and renovation/construction dust!
- Place a small sample soil or dust in a lead-free container (plastic or glass will do). To collect a dust sample, simply moisten a swab tip with warm tap water and rub on dust to collect a representative sample. To collect a soil sample, scrape off ~1/8" to 1/4" of the surface layer and mix well.
- Add some vinegar (any clear vinegar will do) to cover the sample. Allow to stand for a minimum 4 hours.
- Test resulting vinegar with Indicator Solution.
- Compare color produced to the chart noted above!
*FOR TESTING THICK PAINT WITH MULTIPLE LAYERS: Take a small paint chip (or scrape off a sample from an inconspicuous place) and allow to sit in vinegar for 4 hours. The vinegar (mild acid) will penetrate the inner & outer layers and dissolve lead, if any. Then simply test as noted above. Complete instructions for this procedure and others are included in the kit.
C. LEAD IN WATER
Instant test for lead in water! Compare color produced to the chart shown above for approx. parts per million (ppm) lead. Get a good sample of potable water by allowing tap water to sit in the plumbing pipes overnite or over the weekend (this will give you the "worst case scenario" for dissolved lead in your water supply). Then fill a large plastic pitcher with water. Then test a small sample of the water by adding Indicator Solution. Note: The lower detectable limit (sensitivity) of the kit is 1 ppm (part per million) lead which is above most current guidelines of ~10-50 ppb lead in water. This test will alert users to high levels of lead in potable water that will require immediate action!
Full instructions for all types of testing are included with the kit!
Doing a Science Fair Project? or school project on lead? Kit is great for school projects. Click here for our protocol!
Actionable Lead Levels in Paint, Dust, Soil and Water
Click here for actionable levels for lead in paint, dust, soil, water & Pottery / Ceramicware. Source: The National Conference of State Legislatures, Dec. 2004.
Upper allowable limits for Lead in Pottery / Ceramicware
(USA & Canada) is as follows: (24 hr. leach method using Lead Inspector™ Lead Test Kit)
Flatware (plates etc.) - 3 ppm.
Small Hollow Ware (small bowls etc.) - 2 ppm.
Large Hollow Ware (large bowls etc.) - 1 ppm.
Cups, Mugs & Pitchers - 0.5 ppm.
Note: For California Proposition 65 (Prop 65) action levels, click here.
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