ELPAT Program: Background and Current Status

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• Personal Author:
  Esche, Curtis A. ; Groff, Jensen H.
• Description:
  The Environmental Lead Proficiency Analytical Testing (ELPAT) Program is administered by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), in cooperation with researchers at the Centers for Disese Control and Prevention (CDC), National Institute for Occupational Safety and health (NIOSH), and the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics to evaluate and imporve the performance of laboratories conducting analyses associated with lead abatement. (1,2) Proficiency test samples are prepared by an AIHA contractor, Research Triangle Institute (RTI), using real-world paint chips, dusts, and soils. Quarterly samples are sent to participating laboratories is evaluated at NIOSH with sufficient time for laboratories to obtain repeat samples and to correct analytical problems before the next round of samples is sent. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Chemistry, Analytic Laboratories Lead Metals, Heavy Occupational Health Quality Control Safety
• Keywords:
  Analytical-chemistry Analytical-methods Analytical-processes Heavy-metals Laboratory-testing Laboratory-work Lead-compounds Qualitative-analysis Quality-standards Testing-equipment
• ISSN:
  1047-322X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DPSE - Division of Physical Sciences and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  279-283
• Volume:
  13
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031960
• Citation:
  Appl Occup Environ Hyg 1998 May; 13(5):279-283
• CAS Registry Number:
  Lead (CAS RN 7439-92-1)
• Editor(s):
  Esche CA; Groff JH
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186067/cdc_186067_DS1.pdf
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