A new ASTM International standard will provide the means to quickly detect and quantify the lead concentration in toys and other children’s products.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new ASTM International standard will provide the means to quickly detect and quantify the lead concentration in toys and other children’s products. The new standard, F 2853, Test Method for Determination of Lead in Paint Layers and Similar Coatings or in Substrates and Homogenous Materials by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence Spectrometry Using Multiple Monochromatic Excitation Beams, was developed by Subcommittee F40.01 on Test Methods, part of ASTM International Committee F40 on Declarable Substances in Materials. The analytical technique described in this standard is commonly referred to as HDXRF.