Originally Posted: December 2019
Updated: Friday, January 20, 2020
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Today would be a good day to schedule your 2021 in person home consultation with Lead Safe Mama! Spots are limited and fill up fast!
Scroll down for 2021 calendars with available dates!
Each year I travel in January, April & October to help families in person.
And yes, while January is most definitely "out" due to this broken leg thang... I'm scheduling now (from my recovery bed!) for late-April / early-May home ...
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How much Lead can you buy for $3.99 at Hobby Lobby? Brass dangle cabinet knob / drawer pull: 35,800 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe for kids.
Introduction to Tamara Rubin
(for those new to this website!)
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning ...
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XRF test results for an artificial Christmas tree (c. 1980) from Australia: 19,300 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids)
Below are XRF Test results for the tree described here.
This is a faux Christmas tree branch sample sent to me by a reader in Australia. She said it is about 40 years old - which would put it at c. 1980! It has two different color needles in the sample - a dark green and a light green - with ...
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Pandemic Opportunity! Own 25% interest in an organic farm in Napa and grow your own food!
New idea! Looking for a partner to buy my portion of my family farm - if you know anyone who might bee interested. Text: 415-609-3182 if interested, or email: TamaraRubin@mac.com ...
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I bought a set of three of these stainless baking sheets for my son’s college apartment. He loves them!
Introduction to Tamara Rubin
(for those new to this website!)
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning ...
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Faux stone glaze ceramic kitchen tile c. 2000-2008
XRF Test results for the tile pictured.
60-second tests.
Glazed faux-stone surface of tile
Barium (Ba): 481 +/- 65 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 1,911 +/- 290 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 27,600 +/- 900 ppm
Platinum (Pt): 314 +/- 115 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 19,500 +/- 600 ppm
Copper (Cu): 583 +/- 70 ppm ...
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Green Building Supply wood flooring – Kahrs Oak Meno: non-detect for Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic & Antimony.
This "Kars" "Oak Meno" flooring sample from Green Building Supply (pictured here, sent to me in December of 2019) had the following readings when tested with an XRF Instrument:
Front surface of panel:
Niobium (Nb): 1,438 +/- 33 ppm
Bromine (Br): 28 +/- 3 ppm
Palladium (Pd): 14 +/- 3 ...
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XRF test results for branch sample from pre-lit December Home Christmas tree bought at Meijer in Lima, Ohio (2017/2018)
Below are XRF Test results for the tree described here.
This is a faux Christmas tree that is 7 to 7-1/2 feet tall. It has two distinct types of branches (see images at the top and bottom of this post). The owner said she believes the brand was December Home and that it was a pre-lit tree ...
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Back in Stock on Amazon! Clorox wipes (bleach free) for effectively cleaning up Lead dust (new packaging.) Direct product link in post.
THESE ARE GREAT FOR CLEANING UP LEAD DUST...
These wipes (affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3oSW0Bw) are the best for cleaning up Lead dust (you really don't need the fancy expensive products specifically labeled for cleaning up Lead dust!) and they are FINALLY.... BACK IN STOCK on Amazon - but with ...
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How much Lead can you buy for $3.99 at Hobby Lobby? Ceramic floral pattern cabinet knob / drawer pull: 3,606 ppm Lead, 82 ppm Cadmium.
When tested with an XRF instrument the ceramic drawer pull / cabinet knob pictured here (with a yellow floral vine pattern, purchased at Hobby Lobby) had the following readings:
#1) Yellow and orange flower (main component)
Lead (Pb): 1,265 +/- 53 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 82 +/- 8 ppm
Barium ...
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How much Lead can you buy for $6.99 at Hobby Lobby? Ceramic red rose cabinet knob / drawer pull: 1,387 ppm Lead, 11 ppm Cadmium.
Introduction to Tamara Rubin
(for those new to this website!)
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning ...
Read More about How much Lead can you buy for $6.99 at Hobby Lobby? Ceramic red rose cabinet knob / drawer pull: 1,387 ppm Lead, 11 ppm Cadmium.
New Ten Minutes With Tamara video: Lead hazards in MY home! WTH!
Video at my house. Filmed January 5, 2021
Our home was built in 1905. With the first big rain this winter we had a roof leak (a couple of months ago) that ended up leaving us needing to do a full roof replacement and gut the kitchen to clean up the mold. We had professional Lead, Mold and Asbestos ...
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US-ION 7.5 inch Iron Skillet by SolidTeknics: 99.54% Iron when tested with an XRF instrument. Click to read full details.
Introduction to Tamara Rubin
(for those new to this website!)
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her young men are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning ...
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I broke my leg (well, broke my foot OFF my leg) in Maine… the saga. (+ Now I need some help. Can you help me get home?)
January 14, 2021 - Thursday
Last week seems like 1,000,000 years ago!
Hey friends! As you may have heard (I have been sharing all of this on Facebook, but not yet here on my blog!) the following chain of events happened:
My husband flew home (CoViD-19 carefully) to Oregon, but wasn't 100% ...
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