XRF Testing

How much poison is on your Christmas tree? Mercury glass tree topper: 207 ppm Lead + 462 ppm Arsenic. Don’t break it!
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How much poison is on your Christmas tree? Mercury glass tree topper: 207 ppm Lead + 462 ppm Arsenic. Don’t break it!

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  For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method…

Greenbrier International “Christmas Pickle” (Dollar Tree store; Made in China ): 45 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
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Greenbrier International “Christmas Pickle” (Dollar Tree store; Made in China ): 45 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)

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  For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method…

The Beatles Yellow Submarine pin: 447,400 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids] + 6.766 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen)
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The Beatles Yellow Submarine pin: 447,400 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids] + 6.766 ppm Cadmium (a carcinogen)

When tested with an XRF instrument, this Yellow Submarine Beatles pin [with no maker’s mark or information to indicate country of origin or year of manufacture*] had the following readings: On the decorative enamel front of the pin: Lead (Pb): 447,400 +/- 2,700 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 6,766 +/- 346 ppm Chromium (Cr): 531 +/- 147…

Pure Down natural goose down feather pillow with white cotton case: 75 ppm Antimony in the brown piping.
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Pure Down natural goose down feather pillow with white cotton case: 75 ppm Antimony in the brown piping.

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When tested with an XRF instrument, this “Pure Down” brand (www.PureDown.com) feather pillow with a white cotton case (no zipper), model PD-16020 was positive for 75 ppm Antimony in the brown piping [and negative for any heavy metals everywhere else]. Note: if you are interested in a non-toxic mattress brand I recently became an affiliate…

Bennington Potters blue glazed ceramic coffee mug: LEAD FREE! Really great gift choice! $31.00 (including shipping).
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Bennington Potters blue glazed ceramic coffee mug: LEAD FREE! Really great gift choice! $31.00 (including shipping).

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Note: This is NOT a sponsored post and these photos do not do this mug justice. Here is the website for this company: https://www.benningtonpotters.com Does this coffee mug test positive for Lead? NOPE! When tested with an XRF instrument, this blue glazed Bennington Potters mug (made in Bennington, Vermont and purchased online directly from the…