Lead Test

Lead is often present in the indoor environment of homes and offices. This toxic chemical substance causes health effects even at very low doses of exposure.

The YOOTEST Lead analysis test enables the precise measurement of indoor air pollution by lead.

You take a dust sample from the room you wish to analyse with your domestic vacuum cleaner equipped with the filter included in the kit.

You return your dust sample with the prepaid envelope provided.

Our expert laboratory analyses your samples and produces a complete and comprehensible report including advice on how to improve the quality of your indoor air.

What are the benefits of using a YOOTEST Lead test?

YOOTEST allows you to test the quality of your indoor air with great accuracy. Lead is measured in the laboratory using state-of-the-art technology to ensure measurements below international health reference values.

• The analytical test can be used by anyone, dust sampling is very simple to perform and does not require technical or scientific expertise.
• A step-by-step instruction manual describing the steps to be taken to perform your indoor air sampling with the unique identifier of your analytical test is provided.
• The international prepaid return of the sample is included in your kit.
• Your dust sample is analyzed by a certified laboratory selected for its expertise in the analysis of lead in dust.

Available within 15 working days, your analysis report:

• Presents the concentration of lead detected expressed in µg/g (microgram of lead per gram of dust). This is compared to the values of the main international standards and allows you to interpret the level of lead pollution in your home or office.

• Gives toxicological information on lead.

• Proposes simple and effective solutions to improve the quality of your daily indoor air and limit your exposure to lead.

• Presents the main technologies available to purify your indoor air from lead pollution.

What does the YOOTEST Lead kit include?

The YOOTEST Lead analysis test can be used by anyone without technical or scientific competence.

It includes the following items:

• A step-by-step instruction manual describing the operations to be carried out to take your sample.
• A vacuum cleaner nozzle equipped with a filter allowing the collection of the dust sample.
• A sampling sheet indicating the parameters necessary for the interpretation of the results in the laboratory (sampling location, sampling dates and times, etc...).
• The analysis of your sample by a laboratory specialized in the analysis of PAHs in dust.
• A detailed and interpreted report with advice on how to improve the quality of your indoor environment.
• A prepaid envelope for transporting your dust sample to the laboratory.

How to use your Lead Detection Test?

Lead contamination of the indoor environment is assessed by measuring it in a dust sample taken from the selected room.

The sampling device included in the YOOTEST Lead kit consists of a nozzle to be attached to the hose of your vacuum cleaner and a filter.

Once the sampling has been carried out, the filter is returned to the laboratory with the sampling sheet, using the prepaid envelope provided.

How many tests do I need?

It is recommended to use one test for a maximum area of 650 to 850 square feet (60 to 80 m2).

Children's bedrooms and places frequented by pregnant women should be considered a priority because children are much more sensitive to the effects of lead and the effects on fetal development are significant.