Brown glazed ceramic tile samples. I will post more information about this tile after I hear back from the owner (if she knows the brand / source information).
Sample 1 – Dark brown glazed front of tile
- Barium (Ba): 470 +/- 69 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 6,155 +/- 389 ppm
- Zirconium (Zr): 19,400 +/- 700 ppm
- Platinum (Pt): 314 +/- 112 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 11,000 +/- 400 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 501 +/- 77 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 5,910 +/- 478 ppm
- Manganese (Mn): 979 +/- 441 ppm
- Vanadium (V): 658 +/- 107 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 710 +/- 134 ppm
Sample 1 – Unglazed back of tile (for dark brown tile)
- Barium (Ba): 335 +/- 40 ppm
- Bismuth (Bi): 28 +/- 12 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 148 +/- 30 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 13,100 +/- 600 ppm
Sample 2 – Light brown glazed front of tile
- Barium (Ba): 487 +/- 73 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 1,611 +/- 179 ppm
- Zirconium (Zr): 20,600 +/- 800 ppm
- Platinum (Pt): 269 +/- 106 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 8,208 +/- 366 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 585 +/- 84 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 2,784 +/- 354 ppm
- Vanadium (V): 574 +/- 10 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 862 +/- 150 ppm
Sample 2 – Unglazed back of tile (for light brown tile)
- Barium (Ba): 339 +/- 39 ppm
- Platinum (Pt): 90 +/- 44 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 161 +/- 30 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 13,800 +/- 600 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 8,053 +/- 631 ppm
Thanks for reading and for sharing my posts. As always, please let me know if you have any questions.
Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama
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