XRF test results for saw blade with painted markings; DeWALT brand with yellow and black paint (DW 3178 / DW 3578).

Full XRF Test Results For the Saw Blade Pictured

Reading #1) on the yellow paint
60-second test

• Lead (Pb): non-detect
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Arsenic (As): non-detect
• Antimony (Sb): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): 1,874 +/- 264 ppm
• Vanadium (V): 7,431 +/- 647 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 9,339 +/ 510 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 864,000 +/ 2,000 ppm [86%]
• Cobalt (Co): 7,491 +/- 973 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 1,240 +/- 195 ppm
• Zinc (Zn): 1,082 +/- 144 ppm
• Titanium (Ti): 101,500 +/- 1,500 ppm
• Niobium (Nb): 214 +/- 59 ppm
• Molybdenum (Mo): 1,285 +/- 106 ppm
• Barium (Ba): 4,196 +/- 158 ppm
• Platinum (Pt): 282 +/- 188 ppm
• No other metals detected with the XRF Instrument / in consumer goods mode.

Reading #2) on the black painted markings
60-second test

• Lead (Pb): non-detect
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Arsenic (As): non-detect
• Antimony (Sb): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): 1,165 +/- 149 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 10,100 +/ 500 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 987,300 +/ 1,200 ppm [99%]
• Nickel (Ni): 663 +/- 286 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 517 +/- 164 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 80 +/- 33 ppm
• Bismuth (Bi): 72 +/- 45 ppm
• No other metals detected with the XRF Instrument / in consumer goods mode.

Reading #3) on an unpainted section of the blade
60-second test

• Lead (Pb): non-detect
• Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
• Mercury (Hg): non-detect
• Bromine (Br): non-detect
• Arsenic (As): non-detect
• Antimony (Sb): non-detect
• Chromium (Cr): 1,119 +/- 149 ppm
• Manganese (Mn): 9,894 +/ 468 ppm
• Iron (Fe): 987,700 +/ 1,200 ppm [99%]
• Nickel (Ni): 470 +/- 282 ppm
• Copper (Cu): 617 +/- 174 ppm
• Tin (Sn): 60 +/- 32 ppm
• No other metals detected with the XRF Instrument / in consumer goods mode.

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Tamara Rubin is a multiple-Federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. Tamara’s sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in August of 2005. 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. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission) to test consumer goods for toxicants (specifically heavy metals), including Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Antimony, and Arsenic. All test results reported on this website are science-based, accurate, and replicable. Items (and separate components) are each tested multiple times, to confirm the test results for each component tested and reported on. Please click through to this link to learn more about the testing methodology used for the test results discussed and reported on this website.