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) to…
This “Kars” “Oak Meno” flooring sample from Green Building Supply (pictured here, sent to me in December of 2019) had the following readings when tested with an XRF Instrument: Front surface of panel: Niobium (Nb): 1,438 +/- 33 ppm Bromine (Br): 28 +/- 3 ppm Palladium (Pd): 14 +/- 3 ppm Platinum (Pt): 147 +/-…
Brown glazed ceramic tile samples. I will post more information about this tile after I hear back from the owner (if she knows the brand / source information). Sample 1 – Dark brown glazed front of tile Barium (Ba): 470 +/- 69 ppm Chromium (Cr): 6,155 +/- 389 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 19,400 +/- 700 ppm…
This “Forbo, Marmoleum Textura, Fox Cub E5236, Glue Down” flooring sample from Green Building Supply (pictured here) had the following readings when tested with an XRF Instrument: Front surface of panel: Barium (Ba): 420 +/- 129 ppm Bromine (Br): 10 +/- 3 ppm Zinc (Zn): 2,413 +/- 48 ppm Iron (Fe): 7,125 +/- 124 ppm…
This “Forbo, Marmoleum Striato, 5218 Welsh Moore, Glue Down” flooring sample from Green Building Supply (pictured here) had the following readings when tested with an XRF Instrument: Front surface of panel: Barium (Ba): 216 +/- 134 ppm Bromine (Br): 9 +/- 3 ppm Zinc (Zn): 2,193 +/- 49 ppm Copper (Cu): 34 +/- 17 ppm…
This “Forbo, Marmoleum Click Cinch Loc, Welsh Moore, Panel” from Green Building Supply (pictured here) had the following readings when tested with an XRF Instrument: Front surface of panel – reading one: Barium (Ba): 469 +/- 142 ppm Zinc (Zn): 2,019 +/- 47 ppm Iron (Fe): 9,823 +/- 156 ppm Titanium (Ti): 934 +/- 281…
When tested with an XRF instrument, the hand-painted Mexican tile pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 25,800 +/- 1,000 ppm Barium (Ba): 538 +/- 130 ppm This tile was non-detect (negative) for: Antimony (Sb), Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), Mercury (Hg) and Selenium (Se). XRF-detectable Lead content in tile is not regulated…
When tested with an XRF instrument, the hand-painted Mexican tile pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 57,900 +/- 2,600 ppm Barium (Ba): 4,614 +/- 448 ppm Chromium (Cr): 7,268 +/- 1,069 ppm This tile was non-detect (negative) for: Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), Mercury (Hg), Antimony (Sb) and Selenium (Se). XRF-detectable Lead content in…
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 329 +/- 32 ppm Barium (Ba): 206 +/- 71 ppm Zinc (Zn): 17,200 +/- 600 ppm Copper (Cu): 298 +/- 58 ppm Iron (Fe):…
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 268 +/- 28 ppm Barium (Ba): 1,432 +/- 96 ppm Zinc (Zn): 29,900 +/- 900 ppm Copper (Cu): 172 +/- 50 ppm Iron (Fe):…