ASTM D 3618 - 05 Standard Test Method for Detection of Lead in Paint and Dried Paint Films

American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM). Current edition approved Jan. 1, 2005. Published February 2005. Originally approved in 1977. Last previous edition approved in 1999 as D 3618 – 85a (1999). 3 p. This test method is intended as a screening test to determine if the solids in a paint contain more than 0.5 % lead. The test described barely detects the presence of 0.4 % but gives a definite positive result at the 0.5 % level.