# COMAR Title 26 — Department of the Environment

## Subtitle 16 — Lead

### Chapter 05 — Procedures for Performing Lead Paint Abatement Services

#### Regulation .12 Collection and Laboratory Analysis of Samples.

*COMAR 26.16.05.12*

A. Determination of lead content in paint shall be in accordance with COMAR 26.16.01.03B.

B. A person that collects a paint chip, dust, or soil sample in accordance with the procedures contained in this chapter shall be accredited by the Department as a lead paint inspector technician, visual inspector, or risk assessor and employed by a Department-accredited contractor.

C. A lead paint inspector technician, visual inspector, or risk assessor shall submit a collected sample for analysis to a laboratory:

  (1) Recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency under 15 U.S.C. §2685(b) as accredited under the National Lead Laboratory Accreditation Program; and

  (2) That demonstrates it can achieve a quantitation limit equal to or less than:

    (a) 20 percent of the lowest level of lead content in paint that constitutes a lead-containing substance, as stated in COMAR 26.16.01.02B;

    (b) 20 percent of the lowest action level or regulatory limit for lead content in soil established under 40 CFR §745.65(c) or a more stringent standard published by the Department; or

    (c) 50 percent of the lowest level of lead content in dust that constitutes lead-contaminated dust, as stated in COMAR 26.16.02.02B.