Vintage Satin-Sheen Pyramid Brand Decorative Glass Christmas Ornaments (bell-shaped with iridescent glass): 16 ppm Lead + 25 ppm Cadmium (safe levels by all standards)
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Reading #1) On glass of bell (bottom area)
30-second reading:
- Lead (Pb): 16 +/- 9 ppm
- Cadmium (Cd): 25 +/- 6 ppm
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Bromine (Br): non-detect
- Chromium (Cr): non-detect
- Iron (Fe): 1,552 +/- 156 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 60 +/- 17 ppm
- Titanium (Ti): 4,747 +/- 1,082 ppm
- Zirconium (Zr): 355 +/- 15 ppm
- Niobium (Nb): 1,464 +/- 40 ppm
- Molybdenum (Mo): 1,064 +/- 39 ppm
- Indium (In): 26 +/- 8 ppm
- Tin (Sn): 22 +/- 8 ppm
- Tungsten (W): 143 +/- 71 ppm
- No other metals were detected in consumer goods mode.
Reading #2) Metal cap of bell
30-second reading:
- Lead (Pb): non-detect
- Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
- Mercury (Hg): non-detect
- Bromine (Br): 29 +/- 9 ppm
- Chromium (Cr): 370 +/- 81 ppm
- Manganese (Mn): 1,624 +/- 139 ppm
- Iron (Fe): 643,400 +/- 900 ppm
- Cobalt (Co): 989 +/- 395 ppm
- Copper (Cu): 177 +/- 79 ppm
- Zinc (Zn): 353,100 +/- 1,100 ppm
- Barium (Ba): 169 +/- 66 ppm
- No other metals were detected in consumer goods mode.
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