Little Resin House

Reading #1) Gray of roof; 30 second test:

Zinc (Zn): 39 +/- 18 ppm
Copper (Cu): 86 +/- 36 ppm
Iron (Fe): 356 +/- 129 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 27,200 +/- 2,300 ppm

Reading #2) Wall and fence area; 30 second test:

Titanium (Ti): 35,700 +/- 2,500 ppm
No other metals detected

Reading #3) Large Christmas tree; 30 second test:

Bromine (Br): 58 +/- 6 ppm
Copper (Cu): 121 +/- 41 ppm
Iron (Fe): 300 +/- 131 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 12,000 +/- 2,000 ppm

This piece is discussed in detail on this video – link here. I have only ever once tested a resin object that was positive for Lead in the painted coating. It was a highly decorated Buddha covered in gold colored paint, and it was the gold paint that was positive. As a result I generally expect that resin items are likely to be Lead-free (possibly with a handful of exceptions, although I don’t yet have any specifics on what parameters define those exceptions. Exceptions may be defined by country of origin or year of manufacture, but most of these items are not marked with this information.)

I will update this post shortly, but just wanted to start by making sure the XRF readings were up online. Readings are science-based, replicable and accurate. Each component of each piece reported on has been tested multiple times to confirm the readings and one full set of readings (per component) is reported here on the blog.)

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama