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2003 Gold Balfour “Class Ring”: 9,927 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe). It also tested positive for Lead with a home test kit.

2003 Gold Balfour “Class Ring”: 9,927 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe). It also tested positive for Lead with a home test kit.

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  Can gold rings have Lead? —The answer is, “yes!” When tested with a a high-precision XRF instrument (in “Consumer Goods Mode”), this 2003 graduating class ring [from Texas A&M University] had the following readings: 9,927 ppm Lead 417,000 ppm Gold Update: I just learned that the Texas A&M class rings have historically been manufactured…

Lia Sophia Bracelet: More than 500,000 ppm Lead

Lia Sophia Bracelet: More than 500,000 ppm Lead

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The Lia Sophia bracelet pictured here was positive for Lead at more than 500,000 parts per million in the crystals on the front when tested with an XRF instrument. That is 50% Lead.  Sorry I did not take a photo of the front of this bracelet when I tested it. I was actually in an…

#LeadedJewelry: Vintage Crystal Bracelet

#LeadedJewelry: Vintage Crystal Bracelet

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Costume Jewelry bracelet: >100,000 ppm lead, leaded crystal. Tested with an XRF. – Click here to learn about #SaferChoices for your family including alternatives like solid silver jewelry marked “925”  – with natural stones (not crystals.)  

Jingle bell bracelet (no mark or maker): 889 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids. Stick with sterling silver if you can.

Jingle bell bracelet (no mark or maker): 889 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids. Stick with sterling silver if you can.

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Originally posted: January 14, 2017 Updated: December 25, 2019 Jingle bell bracelet:  889 ppm Lead. (otherwise mostly zinc, copper and nickel.) Tested with an XRF instrument. The amount of Lead in jewelry marketed and sold as intended for use by adults is not regulated. Kids’ items are considered toxic/unsafe if over 90 ppm Lead in…

#LeadedJewelry: Vintage Faux Pearls

#LeadedJewelry: Vintage Faux Pearls

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37,287 ppm Arsenic. 307 ppm Cadmium. Greater than 10% (>100,000) ppm lead. Tested with an XRF. Items intended for children are required by current legislation to be under 90 ppm lead. Jewelry intended for adults is not regulated for total lead content – especially antique / vintage jewelry (which may be deteriorating/ chalking into the…