This is a summary with links to all my articles with XRF toxicant testing of school supplies

For those new to this website:

Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals — including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic). Tamara’s work was featured in Consumer Reports Magazine in February 2023 (March 2023 print edition).

Introduction

For each article I write, there are category keyword tabs at the top of the piece. Each of those words is a link to the category, and you can get to that category overview (to see all of the articles in that category) anytime, by clicking on any of those words. I am working on writing summary pieces for each category (like this one), so readers will be able to see all the articles we’ve written for some of the more popular categories on the website, easily (at a glance). This is my first attempt at this, so feedback is welcome. Please let me know if these summary pieces are helpful. Thank you!

And without further ado… my school supply-related articles (each numbered line below is a link to a piece with photos and more information, including — in most pieces — XRF test results for the item discussed):

School supplies I have tested & reported on:

1. To start, here’s the whole category of school supply-related articles. I will update this piece shortly with additional links and subcategories.
2. Stay tuned for more!

As always, thank you for reading.

Thank you for being here, and thank you for sharing this work!

Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama