Tennis

#LeadFree: Penn Championship Extra-Duty Felt Tennis Balls

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018

When tested with an XRF instrument these #3 tennis balls from Penn are negative (non-detect) for lead (Pb), arsenic (As), mercury (Hg) and cadmium (Cd.) To date, I have never tested a tennis ball that was positive for lead (although there are not a lot of vintage tennis balls arounds – so I cannot speak…

Wilson Tennis Racket

April 13, 2017April 13, 2017

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Wilson Tennis Racket: 5,684 ppm lead on handle. Tested with an XRF. Tennis rackets I have tested have gone either way, with some being positive for lead and some being negative. This is particularly concerning because it is the grippy part of the handle that tested positive for lead. These grips wear and deteriorate and are held…