United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
National Risk Management
Research Laboratory
Cincinnati, OH 45268
Research and Development
EPA/600/SR-98/072   September 1998
Project Summary
Field  Demonstration of  Lead
Paint Abatement
Technologies in  Residential
Housing
  A study was conducted to demon-
strate lead-based paint (LBP) removal
from architectural wood components
in unoccupied residential housing us-
ing four technologies: granulated car-
bon dioxide (CO2) blasting,  pelletized
CO2 blasting, encapsulant  paint re-
mover, and wet abrasive blasting with
an engineered abrasive. The three
former technologies were demonstrated
on interior components, the latter on
exterior components. An X-ray fluores-
cence (XRF) spectrum analyzer (K-shell)
was used to quantify the change in
lead levels on the substrate before and
after paint removal. Inductively-coupled
plasma atomic emission spectroscopy
(ICP-AES) was used to quantify the
change in lead levels of airborne par-
ticulate and settled dust wipe samples
before and after paint removal. Aero-
dynamic particle size distributions of
lead paniculate were measured using
a multistage personal cascade impac-
tor.
  The paint removal effectiveness of
the encapsulant paint remover and wet
abrasive  blasting technologies were
comparable with overall residual lead
levels below the U.S. Housing and Ur-
ban Development (HUD) Guideline (1
mg/cm2);  both technologies removed
the paint to bare substrate with no ap-
parent damage (minimal sanding prior
to painting) to the underlying substrate.
The estimated paint removal rate and
abatement cost were 10.3 and 134 ft2/
hour and $1.90 and $2.24/ft2, respec-
tively. The CO2 technologies yielded re-
sidual paint levels of >5 mg/cm2 and
rendered the substrate nonuseable for
its intended purpose. Although the air-
borne particulate and settled dust lev-
els  varied  with  LBP abatement
technology, the encapsulant paint re-
mover technology consistently showed
the lowest levels.
  This Project Summary was developed
by  EPA's  National Risk Management
Research Laboratory,  Cincinnati, OH,
to announce key findings of the research
project that is  fully documented in a
separate report of the same title (see
Project Report  ordering information at
back).

Introduction
  The Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Pre-
vention Act of 1971, as amended by the
Housing and Community Development Act
of 1987, established 1.0 milligram of lead
per square centimeter of surface area (mg/
cm2) as  the federal threshold  requiring
abatement  of LBP on architectural com-
ponents in public and Indian housing de-
velopments nationwide. The  Residential
Lead-Based Paint Hazard  Reduction Act
of 1992 (commonly referred  to as "Title
X")  mandated the evaluation  and reduc-
tion of LBP hazards in the nation's exist-
ing  housing. Title X also established 0.5%
lead by weight as an alternative to the 1.0
mg/cm2 threshold.

Objectives
  The overall objective of this study was
to demonstrate LBP removal from archi-
tectural wood components in  unoccupied
residential housing using  four technolo-
gies: (1) granulated carbon dioxide blast-
ing, (2) pelletized carbon dioxide blasting,
(3) encapsulant remover paint system, and
(4)  wet abrasive blasting with an "engi-
neered abrasive."

Study Design
  The study was conducted in  unoccu-
pied single-family and two-family  residen-
tial  housing units in the City of Buffalo,
NY. Although the housing  units were not
randomly selected, they did include differ-
ent  housing components (e.g., baseboards,
door and window moldings),  paint thick-
nesses, and lead levels. Each technology
was evaluated two or three times  during a
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one-week period (depending on the logis-
tical and technical problems experienced).

Technologies Evaluated
  Granulated and Palletized  CO2 Blast-
Ing—-The  granulated and pelletized CO2
blasting technologies are manufactured by
Alpheus Cleaning Technologies Corpora-
tion and by Cold-Jet Incorporated, respec-
tively. Although the technologies are similar
In principle, primary differences  between
them  are  the size, density, and applica-
tion feed rate of the carbon dioxide blast-
ing  media. One other primary difference is
that the Alpheus technology  uses block
dry  ice, which  is shaved to create a fine,
crystalline blasting medium, whereas the
Cold-Jet technology uses uniform pellets.
  The mechanism responsible for removal
of the paint coating is a combination of
several operations. First is the mechani-
cal  abrasion caused by the movement of
one solid material against another. The
second is spalling of the material surface
that is caused by the  rapid expansion of
the  CO2 during sublimation. The third is
thermal fracturing where the significant
thermal differential between the substrate
and surface material causes these materi-
als  to expand  and contract  at different
rates, resulting in fracturing of the coating.
  Encapsulant Paint  Remover  Technol-
ogy—-The encapsulant paint  remover is
manufactured  by Kwick Kleen Industrial
Solvents,  Inc.  The spray-applied encap-
sulant paint remover is  a  two-part liquid
system consisting of potassium hydroxide
(13.2% by wt.  in water) and a proprietary
polymer (9% by wt. in  water).
  The solutions are sprayed with  an ap-
plicator gun that employs an external mix-
ing technique. The applicator gun facilitates
a flat spray pattern for uniform coverage
of the surface. The dwell or residence
time of the solution is dependent upon the
number of layers of paint, temperature,
and other environmental conditions. In the
present study, the dwell time was approxi-
mately 2 hours for the first application of
the  encapsulant paint remover, and 1 hour
for  each additional application. After the
paint is absorbed into the remover matrix,
the  paint remover material is removed from
the surface with a putty knife. The encap-
sulant paint remover is reapplied if visible
paint  remains  on the  surface. Following
removal of the paint  remover waste, a
vacuum device equipped with  a low-pres-
sure/low-volume sprayer is used  to rinse
the surface with  a trisodium phosphate
solution. The surface is then sprayed with
a "weak" acidic solution to neutralize wood
substrate.
  Wet Abrasive Blasting  with Chemical
Stabilizer Technology—This technology,
Turbo® Wet Abrasive Blasting System, is
manufactured by  Keizer  Technologies
Americas, Inc. The system uses conven-
tional blasting abrasives mixed with water
(80% abrasive to 20% water) in  a  pres-
sure vessel.  The  system  combines an
abrasive  medium and water to create a
slurry-mixture that is fed to a blast nozzle
much like a conventional blasting system.
In concept it both reduces the heat gener-
ated by friction and is a cohesive bond for
the dust created by the blasting process.
The paint coating is  removed by the ki-
netic energy/mechanical abrasion of the
blast media striking the surface.
  A chemical stabilizer, Blastox®, is added
at a 15 to 25%  mixture to the abrasive/
water media prior to  blasting of the sur-
face to create an "engineered abrasive."
Blastox®, manufactured  by TDJ  Group,
Inc., is a di- and tri-calcium silicate-based
material similar in chemical  composition
to Type  I cement. This calcium-silicate-
based material and lead in the paint waste
react to chemically stabilize the leachable
lead as  lead  silicate with stabilization
mechanisms similar to those of Portland
cement.  Chemical substitution reactions
and physical encapsulation  of the waste
are the two stabilization mechanisms that
reportedly render the lead nonleachable
based  on EPA's Toxicity  Characteristic
Leaching Procedure (TCLP).

Selection of Housing Units
  A lead-based paint  prescreening survey
was conducted among a pool of residen-
tial  housing units in Buffalo, NY. The hous-
ing units selected for this study met the
following criteria:
  1.  Each housing unit had a minimum
      lead-in-paint level of 2.0  mg/cm2
      (arithmetic average of greater than
      6.0 mg/cm2) on all components tar-
      geted for paint removal. This level
      exceeds the upper  limit (1.3 mg/
      cm2) of  the inconclusive range for
      the XRF instrument used during this
      study.
  2.  Housing units  for selected interior
      lead paint removals  had similar
      properties including: chronological
      age; architectural structure;  aver-
      age levels of  lead  in  paint; and
      amounts  (i.e., square feet)  and
      types of building components tar-
      geted for paint removal.

Sampling and Analytical
Methods

Thickness of Dry Paint Film
  The measurement  of dry film thickness
of the paint was made in accordance with
ASTM Method D 4138 - 88.
Lead in Paint Film
  A  SCITEC Corporation  MAP-3 X-ray
fluorescence (XRF) spectrum analyzer was
used to determine the mass of  lead per
unit area of painted substrate reported as
milligrams of lead per square centimeter
of surface (mg/cm2). The typical linear op-
erational range for the MAP-3 XRF is 0.2
to 10 mg lead/cm2 for the  K-shell x-ray.1
The  K-shell  (or high-energy  X-ray emis-
sion) was used for the measurements be-
cause  it allows measurement of lead  in
the deeper layers of multilayered paint.1
An evaluation of MAP-3 instruments, us-
ing a  15-second nominal  reading  time,
showed that the K-shell measured lead
levels with low bias on wood substrates,
provided that  substrate correction was
used.2 The XRF measurements were made
using a single nominal reading time of 15
seconds. The  inconclusive range of the
MAP-3  XRF instrument is <0.9 to >1.3
mg/cm2 (wood substrates).
  The MAP-3  XRF instrument was cali-
brated and a fresh radioactive source (40
mCi  Co57) was installed within  1 month
prior to use of the instrument. The manu-
facturer calibrated the instrument using
standard reference  natural  paint  films
(SRM 2579) developed by MIST. Five con-
centration  ranges were used 0.0001  to
3.53 mg lead/cm2. Because  most of the
lead concentrations measured in  the paint
film before paint removal exceed the maxi-
mum calibration standard, the correspond-
ing  XRF measurements  should  be
interpreted  as  approximate or minimum
values.

Lead in Settled Dust
  Wet wipe samples for settled lead-con-
taminated  dust were collected in accor-
dance with the sampling  procedures
specified in the HUD  Guidelines3. The
samples were prepared for analysis in ac-
cordance with EPA SW-846 Method 3050
and analyzed by ICP-AES  in accordance
with  EPA SW-846 Method 6010.

Lead in Airborne Particulate
  Personal Breathing Zone Samples—Per-
sonal breathing zone and  work  area air
samples were collected during each tech-
nology demonstration. The samples were
collected and prepared for analysis by ICP-
AES in accordance with NIOSH Method
7300.
  Lead Particulate Aerodynamic Particle
Size Distribution—An  8-stage Marple Per-
sonal Cascade Impactor (Model 298) was
used to determine the aerodynamic par-
ticle  size distribution  of the lead particu-
late  generated during  each  technology
demonstration.  The  samples were  col-
lected  and prepared for analysis by ICP-

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AES in accordance with NIOSH Method
7300.

Lead in Paint Chips
  The paint chip samples were collected
from the substrate before paint removal in
accordance with the sampling procedures
specified in  the HUD  Guidelines.3 The
samples were prepared for analysis in ac-
cordance with EPA SW-846 Method 3050
and analyzed by ICP-AES in accordance
with  EPA SW-846 Method 6010.

Lead in Soil
  The samples were collected from the
perimeter of the housing units both before
and after the wet abrasive blasting tech-
nology in accordance  with the sampling
procedures specified in the HUD Guide-
lines3. The samples were prepared for
analysis in accordance with EPA SW-846
Method 3050 and analyzed by ICP-AES
in accordance with EPA SW-846 Method
6010.

Wet Abrasive Blasting Debris
  Single samples of the wet abrasive blast-
ing  debris from the exterior  lead abate-
ment demonstration  were  collected to
determine the leachable  lead based on
TCLP. The samples were  extracted in ac-
cordance with EPA SW-846 Method 1311
and digested in accordance with EPA SW-
846 Method 3015. The samples were then
analyzed in  accordance  with EPA SW-
846 Method 6010.

Statistical Methods

XRF Measurements  and Lead in
Settled Dust, Air, and Soil
  The relative change in  lead concentra-
tion on the sampled building components
was  measured  by the ratio  of the lead
concentration before paint removal to the
concentration after paint removal. This ra-
tio was calculated for each pair of before
and  after measurements. These  ratios
were then compared by taking the natural
logarithm and comparing the averages by
standard analysis of variance (ANOVA)
techniques.
  XRF lead concentrations before and af-
ter paint removal were compared by using
a 2-factor ANOVA with Site and Room,
nested within Site, as the  experimental
factors. The relative decrease in lead con-
centration was tested by calculating a 95%
confidence interval for the  mean lead con-
centration before paint removal as  a pro-
portion of the  lead concentration after
removal.
  Lead concentrations in  settled dust be-
fore  and after paint removal were com-
pared by using  a 3-factor ANOVA with
Site, Room nested within  Site,; and Loca-
tion (floor, wall) as the experimental fac-
tors. The relative increase in surface lead
concentration was tested by calculating a
95% confidence interval for the mean lead
concentration after paint removal as a pro-
portion of the lead concentration before
removal.
  Airborne lead concentrations before and
during  paint removal  were compared by
using a 1-factor ANOVA with Site as the
experimental factor. The  relative increase
in airborne lead concentration was tested
by calculating a 95% confidence  interval
for  the mean lead concentration during
paint removal as a proportion of the air-
borne lead concentration before removal.
  Lead concentrations in the  soil before
and after  paint removal  were compared
by using a one-factor ANOVA with Site as
the experimental factor.  The relative in-
crease in  lead concentration was tested
by calculating a 95% confidence  interval
for the mean lead concentration after paint
removal as a proportion  of the lead con-
centration before removal.

Results and Discussions

Encapsulant Paint Remover
Technology
  Effectiveness of Paint Removal  (XRF
Measurements)—Tablel presents descrip-
tive statistics for the XRF measurements
collected before  and  after paint removal
at each site. The encapsulant paint re-
mover system effectively removed the paint
to bare substrate with no apparent dam-
age, yielding a substrate that required little
preparation before painting. The average
paint removal rate was 10.3 ft2/hr (range 8
to 13ft2/hr).
    The ANOVA results show that the mag-
  nitude of the decrease in lead concentra-
  tion on  the sampled  components varied
  significantly by site (p=0.0122). Sites  4
  and 5 showed similar decreases, whereas
  the decrease at Site 3 was approximately
  2 times  higher than at Sites 4 and 5. This
  is  due primarily to  the higher concentra-
  tions of  lead before paint removal at Site
  3. Residual levels  of lead contamination
  after removal were essentially the same
  at all three sites. The ANOVA results fur-
  ther  showed  that the variation between
  the rooms within each site was not statis-
  tically significant (p=0.4496).
     8-hr  TWA  Exposure Concentrations—
  The 8-hr TWA exposure concentrations of
  lead  measured on  the technology opera-
  tor and helper ranged from 0.16 to 4.1 u.g/
  m3. None of  the calculated 8- hr TWA
  concentrations exceeded the OSHA  Ac-
  tion Level  of 30 u,g/m3.


  Wet Abrasive Blasting
  Technology
     Effectiveness  of Paint Removal (XRF
  Measurements)—Table 2  presents  de-
  scriptive statistics for the  XRF  measure-
  ments  collected before and after paint
  removal at each site. The wet abrasive
  blasting paint  remover technology effec-
  tively removed the paint to bare substrate
  with  no  apparent damage to the underly-
  ing substrate. Thus, a substrate was pro-
  duced that required little preparation before
  painting (i.e.,  light sanding prior to paint-
  ing. The average paint removal rate was
  134 ft2/hr (range 133 to 135 ft2hr).
     The ANOVA results show that the mag-
  nitude of the decrease in lead concentra-
Table 1.  XRF Measurements (K-Shell) Collected Before and After Paint Removal Using Encapsulant
        Paint Remover
Site
No.
Lead Concentration (ma/cm2)
                                     Mean
                 Minimum
                                                                      Maximum
Before Paint Removal
3 64
4 64
5 32
Overall 160
14.7
9.6
9.2
11.3
7.2
4.2
6.1
4.2
26.9
16.6
18.9
26.9
After Paint Removal
3
4
5
Overall
64
64
32
160
0.7
1.1
0.8
0.8
ND"
ND
ND
ND
4.2
9.5
6.7
9.5
a Denotes that the XRF reading was < 0 after substrate correction.

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Table 2. XRF Measurements Collected Before and After Paint Removal Using Wet Abrasive Blasting
        Technology
Site
No.
Lead Concentration (mg/cm2)
Mean
Minimum
                                                                        Maximum
Before Paint Removal
8 64
9
Overall
64
128
20.4
8.2
14.3
0.7
2.5
0.7
43.0
20.7
43.0
After Paint Removal
8
9
Overall
64
64
128
0.8
1.0
0.93
NDa
ND
ND
3.0
2.5
3.0
* Denotes that the XRF reading was z 0 after substrate correction.
tion on the wood siding varied significantly
by site (p=0.0062). Specifically, the de-
crease  in lead concentration after  paint
removal at Site 8 was approximately 3
times greater than at Site 9. This is due
primarily to the higher lead concentrations
before removal at Site 8. Residual levels
of lead contamination after removal were
essentially the  same at both sites.  The
ANOVA results  further showed  that the
variability between areas within  each site
was statistically significant (p=0.0561).
  Figure 1 shows the differential particle
size  distribution  based on  the lead  par-
ticulate aerodynamic measurement using
the multistage cascade impactor.  This
graph provides the lead particle mass con-
centration AC,) in each particle-size  band
    versus  the geometric  mean diameter
    (GMDj), where GMDi = VD, x DM. The lead
    particulate generated by the wet abrasive
    blasting paint removal technology covers
    a wide-size spectrum, where  the  larger
    particles account for the greatest mass of
    lead. The corresponding cumulative par-
    ticle size distribution was determined  by
    preparing a log-probability plot of the par-
    ticle size cut-point (Dp) versus the cumula-
    tive percent of mass (mg/m3) less than the
    Dp. The distribution of sample weights ap-
    peared to approximate a lognormal distri-
    bution  with a  mass median diameter
    (MMD)  of  15  u.m. That is, 50% of  the
    particle  mass is borne by particles larger
    than 50 urn. The calculated geometric stan-
    dard deviation (GSD) was 6.3.
  100
 0.01
         0.4      0.7     1.3     2.6      4.6     7.7     12      18      32
                        Particle Geometric Mean Diametewr (jim)
Figure 1. Differential particle size distribution for lead particulate generated during wet abrasive
        blasting.
  The 8-hr TWA exposure concentrations
of lead measured on the technology op-
erator and helper ranged from 171 to 198
u.g/m3. All of the calculated 8-hr TWA ex-
posure concentrations  exceed  both the
OSHA Action Level of 30 u.g/m3 and Per-
missible Exposure Limit of 50 u,g/m3, 8-hr
TWA.
  TCLP Analyses of Blasted Debris—The
samples  of the Blastox® debris collected
at Site 8 showed that the  maximum con-
centration of lead (range 0.1  to 4.7 mg/L)
for  the Toxicity Characteristic by  TCLP
did  not exceed the regulatory limit of 5.0
mg/L (40 CFR 261). The samples col-
lected at Site  9 showed lead concentra-
tions (26 to 33 mg/L) above 5.0 mg/L. The
results at Site 9 are inconsistent with pre-
vious TCLP analysis  of Blastox® debris
from paint removal.4
Granulated and Palletized CO2
Blasting Technologies
  Effectiveness of Paint Removal—Both
the granulated and pelletized CO2 blasting
technologies sporadically removed the
paint to  base  substrate,  but they also
caused significant abrasion  of the wood
substrate. That is, the underlying substrate
was textured and gouged. This condition
would render the abated substrate nonre-
usable as an architectural building com-
ponent.

Cost Analysis
  A cost analysis was performed based
on the field data from the actual test dem-
onstrations. Table 3 summarizes the total
costs for application  of these four tech-
nologies. The actual  costs  in  terms of
square feet was calculated by dividing the
costs per site hour by  the paint removal
rate (i.e., the rate  of  paint removal in
square feet abated per  hour).

Conclusions
  The following are the principal conclu-
sions reached during this study.
      The  encapsulant  paint remover
      technology  effectively  removed
      lead-based paint from interior ar-
      chitectural wood components to
      bare  substrate with  no  apparent
      damage, yielding a substrate that
      required little preparation prior to
      painting.
      The  granulated and pelletized car-
      bon  dioxide blasting  technologies
      were not effective in removal of the
      lead-based paint from interior ar-
      chitectural wood components with-
      out  severe damage (abraded/
      gouged) to the underlying substrate.
      The  wet abrasive blasting technol-
      ogy  with an abrasive mixed with
      Blastox® (a di- and  tri-calcium sili-

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Table 3. Estimated Costs Based on Square Feet of Surface Abated
Cost Factor
                 Wet Abrasive Blasting
                 with Chemical Stabilizer
                                             Technology Type
 Encapsulant
Paint Remover
 Granulated
CO2 Blasting
Equipment/Materials/   $160/site hour
Waste Disposal
$4.32/site hour"
$30/site hour
Labor
Subtotal
Strip Rate
Removal Cost
$140/sitehour
$300/site hour
134ft2/hra
$2.24/ft2
$15/sitehour
$19.32/sitehour
10.3ft2/hra-<:
$1.88/ft2
$30/site hour
$60/site hour
140ft2/hra'd
$0.43/ft2
> Based on total ft2 stripped and total time observed.
b Based on chemical cost of $0.72/ft2 painted surface abated; 2 applications of paint stripper.
c Does not include the dwell time for the chemical to react with the paint. The average dwell time was 2 hr per
 application.
d The strip rate was based on the total ft2 tested/total time of test.
      cate based material) effectively re-
      moved lead-based paint from exte-
      rior architectural wood components
      to bare substrate with no apparent
      damage, yielding a substrate  that
      required  little  preparation prior to
      painting.
      The smallest increase in work area
      contamination  of  settled lead dust
      and airborne  lead dust above
      baseline levels resulted from the
      encapsulant paint removal technol-
      ogy.
      The encapsulant paint  remover
      technology did not result in  per-
      sonal exposures  to  airborne lead
      particulate above the OSHA Action
      Level (30 |ig/m3).  The airborne lead
      particulate exposures  generated
      during granulated carbon dioxide
      blasting, pelletized carbon dioxide
      blasting, and wet abrasive blasting
      technologies exceeded  the  OSHA
      Action Level (12-, 13-, and 7-times,
      respectively)  as  well as  the Per-
      missible  Exposure Limit (50 ng/m3).

 Recommendations
      The encapsulant paint  remover
      technology can remove lead-based
      paint from architectural wood com-
      ponents  without damage  (only re-
      quiring  light  sanding)  to  the
      underlying substrate, as well as re-
      quiring  minimal worker protection
      and environmental containment.  It
      is recommended  that this technol-
      ogy be included in a future study to
  (1) further evaluate its efficacy on
  interior architectural components in-
  cluding more emphasis on decora-
  tive "historic" wood substrates, (2)
  confirm the adequacy of worker pro-
  tection safeguards and environmen-
  tal containments, and  (3) obtain
  more definitive estimates of perfor-
  mance rates, hazardous waste gen-
  eration, and overall usage costs of
  this technology.
  Both the granulated and pelletized
  carbon dioxide blasting  technolo-
  gies (as demonstrated in this study)
  do not appear to be viable tech-
  nologies to remove lead-based paint
  from architectural wood components
  due to the resultant damage to the
  underlying substrate. However,
  these  commercially available tech-
  nologies offer outstanding environ-
  mental gains regarding hazardous
  waste minimization; i.e., these tech-
  nologies do not generate second-
  ary   waste.    Hence,    it   is
  recommended  that these technolo-
  gies be included in a future study
  to (1)  evaluate their efficacy to re-
  move  lead-based paint  from ma-
  sonry surfaces of  residential
  housing units,  (2) determine the
  worker protection safeguards and
  environmental containment require-
  ments, and (3) determine the per-
  formance  rates and overall usage
  costs  of these  technologies.
  The wet abrasive blasting technol-
  ogy can remove lead-based paint
      from exterior  architectural wood
      components without damage (only
      requiring  light  sanding) to the  un-
      derlying substrate, as well as  po-
      tentially  offering  outstanding
      environmental gains regarding haz-
      ardous waste  minimization due to
      the addition of  Blastox® to the abra-
      sive  blasting media. It  is recom-
      mended  that  this technology be
      included  in  a  future study to (1)
      evaluate its efficacy to remove lead-
      based paint from masonry surfaces
      of residential housing units, (2)  fur-
      ther evaluate the worker protection
      safeguards and environmental con-
      tainment requirements including an
      evaluation of lead particulate expo-
      sures during sanding of the abated
      substrate (e.g., wood), (3)  further
      evaluate Blastox®-blasting debris as
      a hazardous waste based on  the
      EPA TCLP, and  (4) determine the
      performance rate and  overall  us-
      age cost of this technology.

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  4.   Hock, V. F., C.  M. Gustafson, D.
      M. Cropek, and S. A. Drozdz. Dem-
      onstration of lead-based paint re-
      moval  and chemical stabilization
      using Blastox®,  Technical  Report
      FEAP-TR-FE-94/Draft,  U.S.  Army
      Center Public Works,  Alexandria,
      VA 22315,  February 1995.
  The full report was submitted in par-
tial fulfillment of Contract No. DACW88-
96-M-0277  by  Environmental Quality
Management, Inc. This work was con-
ducted under sponsorship  of  the  U.S.
Environmental  Protection Agency  and
the U.S. Army Construction Engineering
Research Laboratories (USACERL).

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  Writers of this project summary are the staff of Environmental Quality Manage-
    ment, Inc., Cincinnati, OH 45240.
  Alva Edwards-Daniels is the EPA Project Officer (see below).
  The complete report, entitled "Field  Demonstration of Lead Paint Abatement
    Technologies in Residential Housing," (Order No. PB98-172489; Cost: $36.00,
    subject to change)  will be available only from:
         National Technical Information Service
         5285 Port Royal Road
         Springfield, VA 22161
         Telephone: 703-605-6000
  The EPA Project Officer can be contacted at:
         National Risk Management Research Laboratory
         U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
         Cincinnati, OH 45268
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
Center for Environmental Research Information
Cincinnati, OH 45268
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