Vintage corning casserole with cherry design on the outside: 8,447 ppm Lead + 433 ppm Cadmium. (90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.)

Wednesday – January 20, 2021

When tested with an XRF instrument the corning casserole dish pictured here had the following readings:

On the exterior design (the red of the cherries):

• Lead (Pb): 8,447 +/- 284 ppm
• Cadmium (Cd): 433 +/- 26 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 3,948 +/- 192 ppm
• Chromium (Cr): 1,232 +/- 232 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 12,400 +/- 400 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 37 +/- 18 ppm
• Bromine (Br): 149 +/- 12 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 585 +/- 122 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 13,000 +/- 400 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 145 +/- 49 ppm
• Cobalt (Co): 1,329 +/- 150 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 476 +/- 162 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 923 +/- 273 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 11,000 +/- 800 ppm

On the interior (food surface) of the dish:

• Barium (Ba): 3,868 +/- 182 ppm
• Antimony (Sb): 73 +/- 19 ppm
• Zirconium (Zr): 13,600 +/- 400 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 46 +/- 17 ppm
• Bromine (Br): 172 +/- 12 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 390 +/- 105 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 15,800 +/- 500 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 149 +/- 49 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 882 +/- 188 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 1,627 +/- 339 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 18,900 +/- 1,200 ppm

The question I always get: Why is this a problem if the Lead is only on the outside? Here’s the answer – link!

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1. The testing methodology for all tests reported on on this blog.
2. A video showing you how to search the blog most efficiently, given there are over 2,700 posts and pages here.
3. My documentary feature film on childhood Lead poisoning.

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Tamara Rubin
#LeadSafeMama    

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