Porcelain

Small scallop shell shaped dish: Lead-free. Trace Cadmium (within “safe” levels) on the food surface.

Small scallop shell shaped dish: Lead-free. Trace Cadmium (within “safe” levels) on the food surface.

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Saturday – October 10, 2020  Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…

Ciroa porcelain dish with fork, spoon & knife design: 8,397 ppm Lead & 1,125 ppm Arsenic on the food surface. (Nope!)

Ciroa porcelain dish with fork, spoon & knife design: 8,397 ppm Lead & 1,125 ppm Arsenic on the food surface. (Nope!)

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Saturday – October 10, 2020  Writing to you today from a cabin on a lake in a forest in MAINE! In an effort to get caught up on a few things I am behind on – I am going to post a handful of posts today with just the XRF readings for that item. IF…

Japanese Hasami Porcelain Mug Glazed Area: Non-Detect for Lead, Substrate: 30 ppm (safe by all standards.)

Japanese Hasami Porcelain Mug Glazed Area: Non-Detect for Lead, Substrate: 30 ppm (safe by all standards.)

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This Hasami Porcelain ceramic mug (Made In Japan) was negative (non-detect/ND) for Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Cadmium (Cd) and Arsenic (As) on the glazed elements when tested with an XRF instrument. Other elements found in the glaze: Zinc (Zn): 2,480 +/- 114 ppm Iron (Fe): 4,174 +/- 288 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 24 +/- 11 ppm…

A study of potential exposure to environmental lead resulting from porcelain enameled bathtubs

A study of potential exposure to environmental lead resulting from porcelain enameled bathtubs

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I had shared this link back in 2015, but the link is now dead and I cannot seem to find the original study anywhere. If you have time to help me look for it, please do and let me know what you find.  I would be happy to repost a full PDF of the study…