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#AskTamara: Guess Which of These Four White Glass Lamp Shades Has Lead and How Much!

#AskTamara: Guess Which of These Four White Glass Lamp Shades Has Lead and How Much!

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Please take a look at the four white glass lamp shades below and guess which ones have lead and at what levels!  [This is a great “game” to play with your “newly lead-woke” friends!, Answers are posted below the final image.] Click here for more examples of lamps I have tested. Click here for more…

Himalayan Pink Salt lamp: Lead-free [down to single-digit-ppm range]. Himalayan salt: safe for lamps (but not safe in food!).

Himalayan Pink Salt lamp: Lead-free [down to single-digit-ppm range]. Himalayan salt: safe for lamps (but not safe in food!).

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Originally Published: December 2, 2017 When tested with an XRF instrument, the Himalayan Pink Salt lamp pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative Chromium: 923 ppm Note: Himalayan salt is safe for a lamp but not safe…

Green Glass Desk Lamp

Green Glass Desk Lamp

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Library / desk lamp with green glass: 32,400 ppm lead (in the glass.) Tested with an XRF. Thoughts: Is this going to harm the owner?  Probably not. Can we manufacture lead-free glass for items like this?  Absolutely, yes. Is manufacturing items with high lead content harming the environment and potentially harming factory workers?  Absolutely, yes. Can we strive to have lead-free homes and a lead-free…