Albuquerque Service Unit Building 21 Lead Report

LEAD-BASED PAINT INSPECTION

At

ALBUQUERQUE SERVICE UNIT

Building No. 21

for
Albuquerque Area Indian Health Service
Division of Health Facilities
5300 Homestead Road, NE
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110
By

U.S. Public Health Service
Federal Occupational Health
2201 Sixth Avenue, M/S Rx-21
Seattle, Washington 98121-2500

June 2007

Section

Title

Page No.

1.0

INTRODUCTION

2.0

SURVEY METHODOLOGIES

2.1

XRF INSTRUMENTATION

2.2

XRF CALIBRATION CHECK

2.3

SUBSTRATE CORRECTION

2.4

FIELD DOCUMENTATION

3.0

LEAD-BASED PAINT DEFINITIONS

4.0

RESULTS SUMMARY

5.0

DISCUSSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS

6.0

COST ESTIMATE

7.0

PROJECT LIMITATIONS

Appendices
A

TABLES OF XRF FIELD DATA AND CALIBRATIONS

B

SITE MAP

C

CERTIFICATIONS

1.0

INTRODUCTION

A Lead-Based Paint (LBP) Inspection was conducted in Building No. 21 at the Indian Health Service (IHS), Albuquerque Service Unit, Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 14, 2006. The purpose of the inspection was to identify lead in paint on interior and exterior painted surfaces. Measurements were made using a Niton X-ray Fluorescence (XRF) Spectrum Analyzer. Confirmatory chip sampling for laboratory analysis proved to be unnecessary. Mr. Alex Fontenarosa, Lead Inspector/Risk Assessor, representing Federal Occupational Health (FOH), conducted the survey.
Sampling procedures similar to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Guidelines for the Evaluation and Control of Lead-Based Paint Hazards in Housing, dated June 1995, and revised in 1997, were followed for Building No. 21. Within each area sampled, procedures similar to the HUD multifamily housing inspection, as outlined in Chapter 7 of the HUD Guidelines, were employed.
Building 21 is a four-story building, with a penthouse, which is currently being used as a clinic. It appeared to be constructed two phases. The interior is approximately 59,867 square feet. 2.0

SURVEY METHODS

2.1

XRF Instrumentation

Measurements of lead in paint were made using a Niton XRF Spectrum Analyzer (serial number XL309-U3978NR6817). The XRF Lead Paint Analyzer non-destructively measures lead concentrations of painted surfaces. The XRF system includes three main components: (1) the XRF analyzer, which is a portable analytical instrument operating on the principles of X-ray fluorescence; (2) forms for recording of field data; and (3) report generation software, which allows for generation of data tables.
The criteria for classifying results obtained using the XRF are as shown in Table 1 below. These results are taken from the HUD/EPA Performance Characteristics Sheet, specific for the XRF