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#AskTamara: What is stainless steel? (This U.S.A. made Lead-free hose has all stainless steel hardware!)

#AskTamara: What is stainless steel? (This U.S.A. made Lead-free hose has all stainless steel hardware!)

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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)…

Soil Testing Using an XRF: Send Lead Safe Mama soil samples to have them tested for Lead.

Soil Testing Using an XRF: Send Lead Safe Mama soil samples to have them tested for Lead.

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Originally posted: May 25, 2017 Updated: January 1, 2024 PLEASE NOTE: We currently have a 6 to 8 week turn around for reporting soil sample test results (for soil samples sent in by readers) in most cases. We may have urgent testing available (for a higher fee, see below) but this is not always the…

#Leaded; Hose Spray Nozzle

#Leaded; Hose Spray Nozzle

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Hose sprayer, as high as 26,900 ppm lead. I don’t yet have a lead-safe alternative to recommend, but finding one made of stainless steel might be a good start, and here is my post on lead-free hoses (including a #MadeInOregon option!). I will update this post as soon as I find one that I am…