Pb200w™
Pb200w Handheld XRF Lead Pipe Analyzer for EPA Lead and Copper Rule Compliance
The Viken Detection Pb200w is a handheld XRF (X-ray fluorescence) analyzer purpose-built to help water utility companies, and state and local municipalities, comply with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), and Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI).
Visual inspection and predictive modeling based on historical records alone can miss lead and lead-lined pipes hiding inside a water service line inventory. Utility companies need accurate, scientifically defensible field data to confirm or rule out lead for supplementing other techniques. The Pb200w offers a fast, simple way to validate unknown service line material in the field.
Purpose-built for field lead service line verification
Everything about Pb200w is designed around one job: giving field crews an accurate, defensible answer about pipe material without the cost and hassle of pulling the line.
The Viken Detection Pb200w is a handheld XRF (X-ray fluorescence) analyzer purpose-built to help water utility companies, and state and local municipalities, comply with the EPA’s Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR), and Lead and Copper Rule Improvements (LCRI).
Visual inspection and predictive modeling based on historical records alone can miss lead and lead-lined pipes hiding inside a water service line inventory. Utility companies need accurate, scientifically defensible field data to confirm or rule out lead for supplementing other techniques. The Pb200w offers a fast, simple way to validate unknown service line material in the field.
Purpose-built for field lead service line verification
Everything about Pb200w is designed around one job: giving field crews an accurate, defensible answer about pipe material without the cost and hassle of pulling the line.
Key features
The Pb200w’s small footprint lets it fit directly into test pits and potholed excavations, making it ideal for direct pipe analysis in the field — especially where visual inspection and scratch testing are not viable or accurate as detection methods for lead service lines.
Unlike basic surface XRF analyzers, the Pb200w’s K-shell technology penetrates outer pipe material to accurately detect lead lining hidden inside galvanized steel water pipes — a common blind spot for visual and scratch testing in service line inventories.
Because of its unique design, the Pb200w is exempt from the stringent radiation licensing and regulatory reporting requirements that apply to most X-ray-emitting devices, reducing the administrative burden and ease of transporting.
The Pb200w uses the same core technology already compliant for EPA/HUD lead-based paint (Pb-paint) analysis, giving users a trusted, field-proven platform for lead detection.
Frequently Asked Questions
No. The Pb200W’s design exempts it from the radiation licensing and regulatory reporting required by most X-ray devices.
Yes. Its K-shell XRF technology penetrates the outer material to detect lead lining underneath galvanized steel, where visual inspection and scratch tests fail.
It provides defensible, non-destructive scientific field data to confirm or rule out lead service lines, supporting inventory verification under the LCR, LCRR, and LCRI.
Yes. Its compact dimensions allow direct, in-place pipe analysis in test pits and potholed excavations without fully exposing the line.