| Brand & model |
Price |
Tests per kit |
Type of test |
Comments |
| EASY TO USE All were simple and fast. |
| Abotex Lead Inspector Lead Test Kit
|
$13 |
8 |
Sodium-sulfide "cotton tip" swab |
Shows faint positive reaction as low as 600 ppm. Don't use on dark paint. Smelly. If other toxic metals are present, could
get false readings. Small type makes directions hard to read.
|
| First Alert Premium Lead Test Kit LT1
|
20 |
4 |
Sodium-sulfide "cotton tip" swab |
Shows positive reaction as low as 600 ppm. Don't use on dark paint. Smelly. If other toxic metals are present, could get false
readings.
|
| Homax LeadCheck 5250 Test Kit
|
8 |
2 |
Rhodizonate cigarette-style swab |
Shows faint positive reaction as low as 300 ppm. Can be used on dark paint but not on red or pink paint. Sulfates in gypsum,
stucco, and plaster can interfere with readings. Requires hand strength.
|
| SKC LeadCheck Instant 225-2404 Sampling Test Kit
|
24 |
8 |
Rhodizonate cigarette-style swab |
Shows faint positive reaction as low as 300 ppm. Can be used on dark paint but not on red or pink paint. Sulfates in gypsum,
stucco, and plaster can interfere with readings. Requires hand strength.
|
| MODERATE Preparation was more complicated. |
| Innovative Synthesis The Lead Detective
|
30 |
many |
Sodium-sulfide droplet on paint chip |
Shows positive reaction as low as 1,000 ppm. Don't use on dark paint. Very smelly. Must apply to paint chip on horizontal
surface.
|
| ProLab Lead Surface Kit LS104
|
10 |
6 |
Rhodizonate on paper wipe |
Shows faint positive reaction as low as 300 ppm.Can be used on dark paint but not on red or pink paint. Sulfates in gypsum,
stucco, and plaster can interfere with readings. Requires dexterity to prepare wipes.
|
| DIFFICULT TO USE Instructions were confusing. |
| Industrial Test Systems SenSafe Lead Paint Test 480310
|
15 |
10 |
Rhodizonate on cardboard strip with mesh window |
Shows definite positive reaction as low as 600 ppm. Can be used on both dark and red paint. Small type makes directions hard
to read.
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