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FRANCE: Wood-look ceramic tile on floor of newly renovated apartment in 500+ year old French building (Antibes): Lead-Free!

FRANCE: Wood-look ceramic tile on floor of newly renovated apartment in 500+ year old French building (Antibes): Lead-Free!

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XRF test results for the wood-look modern tile pictured 60-second test Metals found that are noted in RED are considered toxic metals. If they are in BOLD the metal found is at a level that is considered unsafe by most standards. Metals found that are noted in BLUE are not considered toxic in most applications…

Blue & White 2019 handmade Medina tile sent in by a reader from Canada: Lead-free on the decorative surface.

Blue & White 2019 handmade Medina tile sent in by a reader from Canada: Lead-free on the decorative surface.

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XRF Test results for the tile pictured Reading #1) 70-second test on the blue area of decorated surface Lead (Pb): non-detect Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Chromium (Cr): 397 +/- 135 ppm Manganese (Mn): 184 +/- 83 ppm Iron (Fe): 2,100 +/- 81 ppm Nickel (Ni): 54 +/- 30 ppm Copper…

More Wood-Look Tile Results: Truewood, Navarro, & Daltile – positive for Lead between 10 ppm and 139 ppm.

More Wood-Look Tile Results: Truewood, Navarro, & Daltile – positive for Lead between 10 ppm and 139 ppm.

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Introduction: Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses XRF testing (a scientific…

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 25,800 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 25,800 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the hand-painted Mexican tile pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 25,800 +/- 1,000 ppm Barium (Ba): 538 +/- 130 ppm This tile was non-detect (negative) for: Antimony (Sb), Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), Mercury (Hg) and Selenium (Se). XRF-detectable Lead content in tile is not regulated…

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 28,500 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 28,500 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the hand-painted Mexican tile pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 28,500 +/- 900 ppm Barium (Ba): 700 +/- 115 ppm This tile was non-detect (negative) for: Chromium (Cr), Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), Mercury (Hg), Antimony (Sb) and Selenium (Se). XRF-detectable Lead content in tile is not regulated…

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 57,900 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 57,900 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the hand-painted Mexican tile pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 57,900 +/- 2,600 ppm Barium (Ba): 4,614 +/- 448 ppm Chromium (Cr): 7,268 +/- 1,069 ppm This tile was non-detect (negative) for: Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), Mercury (Hg), Antimony (Sb) and Selenium (Se). XRF-detectable Lead content in…

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 46,200 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 46,200 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the hand-painted Mexican tile pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 46,200 +/- 2,300 ppm Barium (Ba): 3,011 +/- 366 ppm Chromium (Cr): 6,308 +/- 1,185 ppm This tile was non-detect (negative) for: Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), Mercury (Hg), Antimony (Sb) and Selenium (Se). XRF-detectable Lead content in…

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 74,000 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 74,000 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the hand-painted Mexican tile pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 74,000 +/- 3,200 ppm Barium (Ba): 2,522 +/- 281 ppm Chromium (Cr): 5,608 +/- 914 ppm Antimony (Sb): 2,438 +/- 210 ppm This tile was non-detect (negative) for: Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), Mercury (Hg) and Selenium (Se)….

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 49,100 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

Mexican tiles often have unsafe levels of Lead. Tile pictured: 49,100 ppm Lead. > 90 ppm is illegal in modern house paint.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the hand-painted Mexican tile pictured here had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 49,100 +/- 2,100 ppm Barium (Ba): 3,765 +/- 367 ppm Chromium (Cr): 5,400 +/- 947 ppm This tile was non-detect (negative) for: Cadmium (Cd), Arsenic (As), Mercury (Hg), Antimony (Sb) and Selenium (Se). XRF-detectable Lead content in…

Wood-Look “SOCI” Ceramic Tile, Marquette Trellis Pattern: Lead Free (Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free too)

Wood-Look “SOCI” Ceramic Tile, Marquette Trellis Pattern: Lead Free (Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free too)

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When tested with an XRF instrument the tiles pictured here had the following readings: Glazed surface of the tile: No metals detect in Consumer Goods mode. Back (unglazed) side of the tile: Vanadium (V): 121 +/- 51 ppm No other metals detected. Metals not found are not listed. Tests were done for a minimum of…

White Subway-Tile Style Ceramic Tile by “Cabinet Concepts”: 110 +/- 17 ppm Lead (in substrate), safe by all standards.

White Subway-Tile Style Ceramic Tile by “Cabinet Concepts”: 110 +/- 17 ppm Lead (in substrate), safe by all standards.

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When tested with an XRF instrument the tiles pictured here had the following readings: Glazed surface of the tile: Barium (Ba): 548 +/- 105 ppm Zinc (Zn): 65,900 +/- 2,100 ppm Copper (Cu): 361 +/- 75 ppm Iron (Fe): 657 +/- 178 ppm Titanium (Ti): 214 +/- 68 ppm Zirconium (Zr): 22,100 +/- 900 ppm…

Wood-Look (Gray-ish) Ceramic Tile: Lead Free (Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free too)

Wood-Look (Gray-ish) Ceramic Tile: Lead Free (Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free too)

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When tested with an XRF instrument the tiles pictured here had the following readings: Glazed surface of the tile: Barium (Ba): 162 +/- 55 ppm Chromium (Cr): 950 +/- 94 ppm Zinc (Zn): 10,600 +/- 400 ppm Copper (Cu): 120 +/- 43 ppm Nickel (Ni): 230 +/- 77 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,825 +/-217 ppm Vanadium…

Hexagon Polished Wooden Beige Tile: Lead Free (Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free too)

Hexagon Polished Wooden Beige Tile: Lead Free (Cadmium Free, Arsenic Free too)

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When tested with an XRF instrument the tiles pictured here had the following readings: Glazed surface of the tile: Iron (Fe): 428 +/- 138 ppm some readings were also negative for all metals (depending on the color-range of the glaze captured in the scope of the XRF.) Back (unglazed) side of the tile: Vanadium (V):…

New (2019) tiles I tested for a friend. Click the image to see the Lead levels for each of the tiles pictured.

New (2019) tiles I tested for a friend. Click the image to see the Lead levels for each of the tiles pictured.

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I tested these tiles (shown in the picture) using an XRF instrument and they had the following Lead readings (see the image below). I am sharing this with my readers really just “for fun” to show the range of Lead one might find in brand new (2019) tiles. I may update this post with more…

Elara Dolomite Matte Marble Look Porcelain Tile from tilebar: Non-detect for Lead

Elara Dolomite Matte Marble Look Porcelain Tile from tilebar: Non-detect for Lead

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Barium (Ba): 191 +/- 78 ppm Zinc (Zn): 9,576 +/- 350 ppm Copper (Cu): 412 +/- 67 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,244 +/- 219 ppm Vanadium (V):…

Belvedere Bianco Marble Look Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 29 +/- 11 ppm Lead (Safe by all standards)

Belvedere Bianco Marble Look Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 29 +/- 11 ppm Lead (Safe by all standards)

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Barium (Ba): 312 +/- 73 ppm Chromium (Cr): 404 +/- 92 ppm Zinc (Zn): 23,000 +/- 700 ppm Copper (Cu): 264 +/- 56 ppm Iron (Fe):…

Basic Marble Bianco Matte Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 87 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

Basic Marble Bianco Matte Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 87 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 87 +/- 31 ppm Barium (Ba): 393 +/- 108 ppm Zinc (Zn): 28,200 +/- 1,100 ppm Copper (Cu): 147 +/- 69 ppm Nickel (Ni):…

Fortezza Calacatta Antique Tile from tilebar: 329 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

Fortezza Calacatta Antique Tile from tilebar: 329 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 329 +/- 32 ppm Barium (Ba): 206 +/- 71 ppm Zinc (Zn): 17,200 +/- 600 ppm Copper (Cu): 298 +/- 58 ppm Iron (Fe):…

Elara Dolomite Polished Marble Look Tile from tilebar: 384 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

Elara Dolomite Polished Marble Look Tile from tilebar: 384 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 384 +/- 36 ppm Barium (Ba): 226 +/- 79 ppm Zinc (Zn): 16,100 +/- 600 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,236 +/- 223 ppm Vanadium (V):…

Dolphin Oak Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 238 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

Dolphin Oak Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 238 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 238 +/- 25 ppm Barium (Ba): 164 +/- 58 ppm Chromium (Cr): 868 +/- 92 ppm Zinc (Zn): 14,000 +/- 400 ppm Copper (Cu):…

Montana Chestnut Natural Wood Look tile from tilebar: ND (negative) for Pb, As, Hg, Cd & Sb.

Montana Chestnut Natural Wood Look tile from tilebar: ND (negative) for Pb, As, Hg, Cd & Sb.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Barium (Ba): 371 +/- 64 ppm Chromium (Cr): 510 +/- 93 ppm Zinc (Zn): 22,600 +/- 700 ppm Copper (Cu): 123 +/- 45 ppm Iron (Fe):…

Traverse Kyoto Taupe Porcelain Tile from TileBar: 37 +/- 15 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)

Traverse Kyoto Taupe Porcelain Tile from TileBar: 37 +/- 15 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)

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   For those new to the Lead Safe Mama website: Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for childhood Lead poisoning prevention and consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (two of her four sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama,…

Vives Fremont Natural Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 268 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

Vives Fremont Natural Porcelain Tile from tilebar: 268 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe in kids’ items)

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When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds): Lead (Pb): 268 +/- 28 ppm Barium (Ba): 1,432 +/- 96 ppm Zinc (Zn): 29,900 +/- 900 ppm Copper (Cu): 172 +/- 50 ppm Iron (Fe):…