Sony Dynamic Microphone (F-V610): 4041 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm is unsafe in items intended for use by kids.

Introduction:

Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for contaminants including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic.

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#1) Black mesh of the microphone
This is the part that your lips are near!

• Lead (Pb): 4,041 +/- 447 ppm
• Arsenic (As): 868 +/- 311 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 389 +/- 238 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 161 +/- 56 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 772 +/- 327 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 604,800 +/- 38,000 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 721 +/- 310 ppm
• Chlorine (Cl): 53,400 +/- 5,300 ppm

#2) Silver band on the microphone

The readings below may include some metals in adjacent components as the silver band does not fill up the full scope of the XRF instrument.

• Lead (Pb): 231 +/- 40 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 631 +/- 337 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 279 +/- 46 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 120 +/- 46 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 6,549 +/- 227 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 161 +/- 68 ppm
• Nickel (Ni): 103 +/- 37 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 1,774 +/- 154 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 102 +/- 57 ppm
• Chlorine (Cl): 3,194 +/- 734 ppm

#3) Black handle of the microphone

• Zinc (Zn): 895,600 +/- 123,000 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 7,035 +/- 1,479 ppm

#4) White writing (SONY) on the microphone

• Zinc (Zn): 938,100 +/- 118,000 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 5,890 +/- 1,291 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 22,800 +/- 3,000 ppm

#5) Red band on the microphone

The readings below may include some metals in adjacent components as the red band does not fill up the full scope of the XRF instrument.

• Zinc (Zn): 367,300 +/- 31,000 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 2,560 +/- 499 ppm
• Nickel (Ni): 111 +/- 57 ppm

As always, please let me know if you have any questions.

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama