1993 Barney Travel Pak Colorforms set: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free, and 27 ppm Cadmium

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White base for Colorform sticker set:

• Zinc (Zn): 137 +/- 39 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 12,400 +/- 500 ppm
• Chlorine (Cl): 137,500 +/- 3,700 ppm

The green area of Barney’s tummy:

• Cadmium (Cd): 22 +/- 12 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): 16 +/- 11 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 133 +/- 39 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 11,700 +/- 300 ppm
• Chlorine (Cl): 134,400 +/- 2,400 ppm
• Second Cadmium result: 27 +/- 12 ppm

The purple area of Barney’s foot:

• Zinc (Zn): 122 +/- 38 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 11,100 +/- 300 ppm
• Chlorine (Cl): 127,900 +/- 2,300 ppm

The red area of the balloons:

• Zinc (Zn): 128 +/- 39 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 13,000 +/- 300 ppm
• Chlorine (Cl): 145,700 +/- 2,600 ppm

Board (over the green area):

• Iron (Fe): 188 +/- 57 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 4,163 +/- 119 ppm
• Chlorine (Cl): 325 +/- 194 ppm