For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…
Below is a note from Dr. Gator! My session of this FREE pediatric health conference is tomorrow (Friday, August 14th) – so please tune in!) Welcome to Day 2 of the Integrative Pediatrics Summit! We’re so glad you’re here with us. Every day of the summit focuses on one of the “S.E.E.D.S.” of health. Yesterday…
I am a speaker in this pediatric health summit that starts tomorrow, please check it out! Start by reading the e-mail below, but here’s the link with more info too. —– From Dr. Gator: The Integrative Pediatrics Summit starts tomorrow! We’re at a turning point in history. Our kids are getting sicker and sicker. To…
Link to enter: https://volcanoartprize.com The Volcano Art Prize With Lead Safe World – out of Australia a project of Australia’s L.E.A.D. Group! This is a SUPERFUN STAY-AT-HOME-YET-IMPACT-THE-WORLD ACTIVITY for you and your kids to participate in today (or anytime in the next week!) The deadline for the Volcano Art Prize has been extended to August…
Hey friends! I showed this graph (the first image) to my son Avi and he said “Mom! Your website is recovering!” (He’s such a smart kid!) – This month has been so busy. Unfortunately, it’s been busy mostly because I have been helping families nonstop -families with newly diagnosed cases of Lead poisoned kids contacting…
Custom Dental Appliance Below are the XRF Test results for the custom dental appliance pictured here. Please scroll down through all of the images below as well. Each component was tested for a minimum of 60 seconds with the results reported below. Tests were repeated multiple times on each component to confirm the accuracy. Test…
From the following website (link): “The Keystone View Company was founded in 1892 by B. L. Singley in Meadville, Pennsylvania. This might not sound like an auspicious location, far from the photographic centers of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, and originally the operation did indeed have a “backwoods,” quality, turning out distinctly second-rate stereoviews and…
When tested with an XRF Instrument the Rubbermaid container pictured here had the following readings (scroll down for additional image of this food storage bowl): In the yellow component of the lid: Lead (Pb): 577 +/- 32 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 27 +/- 14 ppm Arsenic (As): 76 +/- 24 ppm Barium (Ba): 396 +/- 157…
Introduction (for those new to this website): 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 (her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety…
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
A random assortment of things… During a phone consultation with one of my readers, we identified a handful of potential sources of toxicant exposures for their child. As with many of my phone consultations, the parents then sent me some of the questionable items for testing (things that were small and easy to send!) As…
Vintage (c. 1991?) Tupperware Juice Pitcher Lead (Pb): 846 +/- 45 ppm Arsenic (As): 77 +/- 34 ppm Chromium (Cr): 394 +/- 61 ppm Zinc (Zn): 251 +/- 25 ppm Titanium (Ti): 7,553 +/- 325 ppm Some additional reading for those interested in this post: More Tupperware pieces I have tested. An overview post about…
For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
Here’s my Amazon Affiliate link for this toy. When tested with an XRF Instrument the vintage-inspired toy Fisher Price record player pictured here had the following readings: #1.) White plastic components – images above and below Titanium (Ti): 11,900 +/- 600 ppm no other metals detected Continue reading after the picture. #2.) Yellow plastic components…
When tested with an XRF Instrument the puzzle pictured here had the following readings: Peach area of pig’s skin: Zinc (Zn): 41 +/- 18 ppm Iron (Fe): 68 +/- 43 ppm Titanium (Ti): 20,000 +/- 800 ppm Yellow are of pig’s bow: Titanium (Ti): 20,600 +/- 1,000 ppm Blue area of pig’s shirt: Zinc (Zn):…
For those new to this website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
The Kona Ice* (Hawaiian shave ice) truck is going to come park on the street outside our house on Sunday, July 26, 2020 from 4:30 – 5:15 p.m.! If you are local (and if your kids need a distraction) please come buy a shave ice (for yourself and your kids)! My kids will also probably…
Dental Implant My readers have sent me in some interesting things for testing (for a variety of reasons!) including this “dental implant” (as described by the reader). The reader sent this item to me because he was concerned about the possible presence – and impact – of toxic heavy metals in his implant [which he…
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Promotional Metal Straw Promotional materials (giveaways – from your realtor, dentist, doctor, contractor, hairdresser, etc.) are often not tested to the strict standards that a reputable company might use to test their branded products / products made for sale to consumers. As a result, I quite regularly find promotional items testing positive for toxicants (Lead, Mercury, Cadmium,…
When tested with a high-precision XRF Instrument, the Ikea Marius stool (black plastic seat with black enameled metal legs) pictured here had the following readings. Plastic top of stool – 60 seconds: Lead (Pb): 136 +/- 13 ppm Antimony (Sb): 64 +/- 21 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,619 +/- 123 ppm Bromine (Br): 216 +/- 9…
When tested with an XRF Instrument, the yellow powder coated Naxos outdoor dining chair (from Cost Plus World Market – pictured here) had the following readings: Barium (Ba): 11,100 +/- 300 ppm Chromium (Cr): 2,893 +/- 421 ppm Tin (Sn): 128 +/- 58 ppm Zinc (Zn): 537 +/- 153 ppm Cobalt (Co): 22,200 +/- 1,700…
XRF test reading for the tile pictured here: #1.) Dark smoke colored tiles – images above Tin (Sn): 61 +/- 17 ppm Iron (Fe): 340 +/- 201 ppm Titanium (Ti): 102 +/- 49 ppm no other metals detected #2.) Medium smoke glass colored tiles Tin (Sn): 72 +/- 19 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,018 +/- 280 ppm…