XRF Testing

Bike Lock Key: 4,587 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!
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Bike Lock Key: 4,587 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!

Bike lock key: 4,587 ppm lead. The current amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything over 90 ppm lead. Items intended for adults (including dishware and keys) are generally unregulated for total lead content as they are not designed or sold as intended for children. Keys specifically…

Typical American house key #2 – silver finish: 10,700 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is illegal in items intended for use by kids.
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Typical American house key #2 – silver finish: 10,700 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is illegal in items intended for use by kids.

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The house key pictured tested positive for 10,700 ppm Lead. How much Lead is too much Lead? The current amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for children is anything over 90 ppm lead in the paint or coating and anything 100 ppm Lead (and up) in the substrate. Items intended for…

Typical American house key: 12,800 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!
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Typical American house key: 12,800 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!

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When tested with an XRF instrument, this typical American house door key had the following reading: 12,800 ppm Lead How much Lead is “too much” Lead? The current amount of Lead that is considered toxic (and illegal) in an item “intended for use by children” is anything over 90 ppm Lead in the paint, glaze…

#Leaded: Black Sunbeam Crock-Pot Brand Ceramic Liner
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#Leaded: Black Sunbeam Crock-Pot Brand Ceramic Liner

Sunbeam Products Crock-Pot: Black inside of ceramic liner 81 ppm lead. Bare ceramic edge on bottom: 158 ppm lead Non detect for cadmium, mercury, arsenic. #XRFTesting Tested with an XRF If you have to use a crock pot or slow cooker I recommend this one, because it has a stainless steel liner (even though the…