Published: June 11, 2022 Sorry I don’t have information on the brand for these. We were fairly broke when we bought them, so I expect they are from either The Home Depot or Lowes. I will let you know if I can dig that information up. We had these bare wood doors installed (along with…
Reading #1) on the glass of the knob 60-second reading Lead (Pb): 13,700 +/- 1,000 ppm Bromine (Br): 24 +/- 2 ppm Copper (Cu): 42 +/- 10 ppm Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 6 ppm Indium (In): 17 +/- 3 ppm Tin (Sb): 17 +/- 4 ppm Antimony (Sb): 1,460 +/- 21 ppm Barium (Ba): 51+/-…
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. 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…
![Kwikset sliver-colored door handle: No Lead! No Cadmium! No Mercury! No Arsenic! [A great choice!]](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Kwikset-Silver-Nickel-Stainless-Door-Handle-Lead-Safe-Mama-2019-1-768x576.jpg)
When tested with an XRF instrument the silver-colored Kwikset door handle pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Zinc (zn): 115,600 +/- 2,200 ppm All testing is done with a freshly calibrated XRF instrument. Test results…
When tested with an XRF instrument the Kwikset door handle pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): 494 +/- 185 ppm Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-dtect Selenium (Se): non-detect Zinc (zn): 168,600 +/- 1,800 ppm All testing is done with a freshly calibrated XRF…
![Baldwin door handle: 11,400 ppm Lead [For context: 90 is unsafe in items intended for use by children].](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/Baldwin-Door-Handle-2019-Lead-Safe-Mama-3-768x576.jpg)
When tested with an XRF instrument this door handle had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 11,400 +/- 700 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-dtect Selenium (Se): non-detect Tin (Sn): 2,254 +/- 196 ppm As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please…
When tested with an XRF instrument (all accessible components tested) this Brandywine Stainless Steel Finish knob set from Home Depot (pictured here) had the following readings (with each reading done for at least 60 seconds): Main part of Knob / Handle that you touch: Stainless Steel # 304 Metals not detected by the XRF are…
Here’s a link to check out this product on Amazon*: https://amzn.to/2tDoQLn When tested with an XRF instrument this white plastic Munchkin brand door knob safety cover (for childproofing, so kiddos cannot open your doors) had the following readings: Tests done for a minimum of 60 seconds. All metals detected by the XRF are listed below. Barium…
Middle school door metal handle (touched by hundreds of children every single day!), positive for lead at 59,100 ppm lead. Tested with an XRF instrument in 2013. The amount of lead that is considered TOXIC for an item intended to be used by children on a regular basis (like a toy) is anything 90 parts…
Baldwin brand doorknob: 11,500 ppm lead. Tested in 2014. Building components (like door knobs) are not regulated AT ALL for total lead content (as detectable with an XRF instrument.) #SimpleSolution: look for stainless or nickel door knobs (and hardware or hinges.) To see more door knobs that I have tested, click here (post category “door…
When tested with an XRF instrument these “Iron”* door pulls had the following readings: Curved handle: 9,500 ppm Lead Thumb latch (worn): 11,100 ppm Lead Flat back plate: 28,200 ppm Lead. *Please note, these are not actually Iron, they are in fact leaded brass finished to look like iron with a “rubbed bronze”…