TABLE 1

Lead Wipe Samples Obtained Within Nuclear Medicine Department

Contaminations (μg/ft2) for week…Mean contaminations (μg/ft2)Numbers exceeding EPA standard*
Sample no.1234
16,1003,5005,1005,4005,0254
22,3001,3002707501,1554
311111111110
4104402510121.251
59.69.69.69.69.60
612481212210
72,200390230210757.54
82112241217.250
91212111111.50
101522101014.250
111111111211.250
129.29.29.29.29.20
131,1002803204605404
1410101010100
1588121212311
  • * EPA lead dust standard = 50 μg/ft2.