Blue & White 2019 handmade Medina tile sent in by a reader from Canada: Lead-free on the decorative surface.

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XRF Test results for the tile pictured

Reading #1) 70-second test on the blue area of decorated surface

  • Lead (Pb): non-detect
  • Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
  • Mercury (Hg): non-detect
  • Bromine (Br): non-detect
  • Chromium (Cr): 397 +/- 135 ppm
  • Manganese (Mn): 184 +/- 83 ppm
  • Iron (Fe): 2,100 +/- 81 ppm
  • Nickel (Ni): 54 +/- 30 ppm
  • Copper (Cu): 63 +/- 13 ppm
  • Zinc (Zn): 15 +/- 6 ppm
  • Barium (Ba): 252 +/- 14 ppm
  • No other metals detected consumer goods mode

Reading #2) 30-second reading on white area of decorated surface
Similar to readings on blue

  • Manganese (Mn): 402 +/- 135 ppm
  • Iron (Fe): 2,286 +/- 131 ppm
  • Zinc (Zn): 19 +/- 9 ppm
  • Barium (Ba): 231 +/- 22 ppm
  • No other metals detected consumer goods mode.

Reading #3) Back side concrete of tile
60-second test

  • Lead (Pb): 47 +/- 5 ppm
  • Chromium (Cr): 513 +/- 116 ppm
  • Manganese (Mn): 173 +/- 83 ppm
  • Iron (Fe): 24,000 +/- 300 ppm
  • Zinc (Zn): 140 +/- 10 ppm
  • Barium (Ba): 2,044 +/- 32 ppm
  • No other metals detected consumer goods mode

More information to be posted shortly.

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