• Is a patented and proprietary product that uses non‐hazardous chemical binders which have already been approved for use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) for use on lead based paints (LBP) for the non-haz removal of lead-based paint (LBP) and lead based paint (LBP) coated materials.
• Treatment chemically converts lead (Pb) contaminants to extremely stable metal‐phosphate compounds that virtually eliminate the leaching of metals to the environment with the degradation of paint over time.
• This application is designed as a latex-based paint for the ease of conventional application and provides for the chemical conversion of lead‐based paints to a non‐hazardous form, thus enabling nonhazardous LBP abatement.

ECOBOND® LBP, MT2's coating/conversion technology is a low cost and highly effective coating and lead treatment applied in a simple‐to‐use paint formula. The coating chemically stabilizes and converts the lead in Lead Based Paint (LBP), rather than only encapsulating it on the original media surface. This conversion process results in the treated materials passing stringent testing requirements such as the EPA RCRA TCLP. Using the ECOBOND® LBP coating results in non‐hazardous end products from a wide variety of applications, including routine maintenance; facility renovation; and building renovation, demolition, and component removal.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):

LBP stands for Lead Based Paint, and it may also be spelled as lead-based paint.

There are three uncontested facts that can explain why lead based paint is present in homes today:

1. Master painters demanded lead-based paint, and government experts described it as the “best choice for house owners," because it was washable and durable.
2. Federal and state governments recommended, and often specified its use – in the 1920s, the 1930s and all the way to the 1970s.
3. No U.S. public health official or government – federal, state or local –advocated restricting the use of lead in house paint until 1949, when public health investigations in Baltimore first identified the risks to children from chipping and peeling lead paint in poorly maintained homes.  The federal government did not ban the use of lead-based house paint until the 1970s. (Retrieved from http://www.leadlawsuits.com)

ECOBOND LBP is the world’s patented lead based paint (LBP) removal, or lead based paint abatement, product which has been specifically designed so that one can execute the non-hazardous removal of lead based paint.  It is an interior-exterior latex based encapsulant product that creates a chemical conversion which translates the lead (Pb) in lead based paints to a lead mineral which has been proven to be highly effective in a multitude of environments.  The end result is that there is a very stable lead mineral which is nearly completely unavailable to humans and the environment.

Currently, ECOBOND® LBP is sold in 5 gallon pails which provide an average coverage of 500 to 1000 square feet per container for the very reasonable price of $199.00 plus shipping and taxes, if applicable.

A stripper additive can be purchased in 45 lb quantities, also sold in 5 gallon pails, for $99.99 plus shipping and any applicable taxes.

USEPA policy prohibits “endorsement” of commercial products or vendors, however, MT2 and ECOBOND® technologies are listed on the EPA web site (http://www.clu-in.org/vendor/vendorinfo/directory/usersearch/vendor_search.cfm). Numerous governmental agencies/regulators at local, state and federal levels have concurred with the ECOBOND® LBP hazardous waste prevention approach. Government agencies/regulators include the U.S. EPA Region 8, California EPA, California Department of Toxic Substances Control, U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, U.S. Army and Fort Ord Reuse Authority.

As ECOBOND® LBP is to be applied as a routine maintenance type coating prior to characterization and waste determination, state and federal hazardous waste treatment regulations are not applicable and approval is not required as hazardous waste is neither generated nor treated.

ECOBOND® LBP is pH neutral and does not utilize materials providing a simple pH adjustment thus buffering the TCLP acid solution and bypassing the intent of the RCRA TCLP test. MT2 strongly discourages the use of acidic buffering as a “treatment”.  Rather, ECOBOND® LBP chemical conversion technology utilizes phosphate-based materials, which chemically react with the lead found in LBP to form a new lead-phosphate mineral compound. U.S. EPA approved testing has demonstrated that this lead-phosphate mineral is highly durable to over 1,000 years using MEP’s testing and is virtually insoluble maintaining a solubility log KsP factor lower than 10-8. These test’s plus others demonstrate that not only does ECOBOND® LBP not violate the RCRA TCLP test but also that it actually outperforms this testing standard.

Following ECOBOND® LBP application the lead while converted to a new lead phosphate mineral, is not destroyed nor eliminated and may continue to exhibit potential bioavailability and toxicity.

The new lead phosphate mineral will be non-hazardous, virtually environmentally leach free. Additionally, as result of the new paint coating (encapsulation) the lead is much less likely to spread into the surrounding soil and groundwater and will present a significantly reduced airborne exposure potential to workers and local citizens.

ECOBOND® LBP preventative maintenance primer coating technology can be applied in conjunction with a LBP softener thus allowing for some ability to reduce LBP peeling paint.  However, moderate to severe LBP peeling should be properly removed prior to ECOBOND® LBP application.

ECOBOND® LBP is uniquely designed to chemically convert lead found within LBP into a non-hazardous new mineral and to remain with the LBP coated structure or component. ECOBOND® LBP is to be applied prior to demolition and disposal or as a preventative maintenance primer coating for structures remaining in use. ECOBOND® LBP achieves full compliance with state and federal architectural coatings standards for VOC’s and is nonflammable making it safe for the environment and for workers.

Several other marketplace LBP coatings contain high levels of VOC’s (exceeding EPA and state VOC coatings limits, set at 250g/l for California) are flammable and rely on a simple pH adjustments short-circuiting the RCRA TCLP test and potentially exposing the product users to future environmental liability. Most other coatings are also designed for a short-term application and subsequent removal along with the LBP from the surface prior to disposal. Alternate approaches include chemical stripping and abrasive blasting products, which remove the LBP utilizing extensive labor and generating secondary hazardous wastes at an overall substantial higher cost.

ECOBOND® LBP is uniquely designed to penetrate into the layer(s) of lead-based paint (LBP) providing treatment of surface level as well as available subsurface lead including through multiple layers. These results have been field verified and through laboratory lead speciation and XRF analysis.

State and USEPA regulators strongly discourage “dilution as the solution” and under RCRA this practice is strictly prohibited. Additionally, as a waste generator is legally and financially liable for its waste indefinitely, dilution may result in an owners or generators long-term environmental liability even after disposal has occurred. Alternatively, application of ECOBOND® LBP is inexpensive, roughly equivalent to that of a regular paint coating, and provides added environmental liability reduction through the direct mitigation of lead environmental hazards. LBP coated surfaces can now be economically segregated from non-coated materials allowing for inexpensive disposal of both LBP coated and non-coated materials with full environmental compliance.

Primer/Pre‐Demo Interior and Exterior Coatings – can be applied as a pre‐demolition coating on interior/exterior surfaces intended for near term demolition, avoiding the issues and costs associated with loose and peeling paint and the potential generation of hazardous LBP materials. Or, it can be applied as a long‐term preventative maintenance coating, minimizing current and future environmental lead contamination issues and liability. This allows for application of a client‐selected final overcoat as required.

Stripper – applied as a stripper for LBP surfaces resulting in LBP removal from surface and produces a nonhazardous residue, avoiding the issues and costs associated with generating hazardous LBP materials. MT2 recommends that the client purchase their desired stripper and MT2 will provide an ECOBOND® LBP additive for use with that stripper.

Coverage Rates – on average 500 to 1000 square feet per 5 gallon pail of paint or stripper.

Application Equipment – any application methods used for latex based paints, or selected stripper, may be used in the application process such as paint rollers, paint brushes, hand sprayers, commercial sprayers or tankard trucks with spray bars.