Tuesday - October 20, 2020
Thank you everyone for your help with this! Now to finish the next hurdle - rounding up the remaining funds to cover the acquisition costs of the two (new-to-me) instruments (along with registration fees, and possible servicing fees!...) Baby steps... one thing at a time! ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
A list of folks across the U.S. who do consumer goods testing with the appropriate instrumentation… Stand by!
Posted: October 19, 2020
Updated: October 20, 2020
STAND BY!
So often readers contact me and tell me their consumer goods have been tested "with an instrument that only reads in milligrams per square centimeter". Measuring in milligrams per square centimeter is the standard for house paint, not ...
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The preview screener of my documentary film on Childhood Lead Poisoning passed 25,000 YouTube views this month!
25,000 views on YouTube!
Reaching 25,000 views of the film this month means there have been more than 4,000 views in the past six months - during the CoViD-19 Pandemic (since I last posted, exactly 6 months ago on April 19, 2020!) Thanks for sharing this everyone. Click the image below to go ...
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Some of Avi’s favorite YouTube channels for learning in spite of his brain injury: 3Blue1Brown
3Blue1Brown YouTube Channel
Avi LOVES Math! Especially complex math concepts!
My son Avi (who will turn 16 years old in January!) does a huge chunk of his learning via YouTube, but it's not because of the pandemic and the need for distance learning - it is because he has a diagnosed brain injury ...
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Ten Minutes With Tamara: Guest Ananda from New Zealand – October 9, 2020
Additional information can be found below the video! If you have trouble viewing this video below you can also see it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zO3KnlPrJqQ
Learn More at: https://tamararubin.com/category/tenminuteswithtamara/
The Lead (Pb) Group on Facebook can be found here: ...
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Vintage Coke bottle (can you help me determine what year this is from?): 27,900 ppm Lead in the painted logo. 90 ppm (& up) is illegal in items used by kids.
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 ...
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Brown “Blue Willow” vintage dish (no maker’s mark): 23,700 +/- 600 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF Instrument the dish pictured here had the following readings:
Food-surface of the dish
60-second test:
Lead (Pb): 23,700 +/- 600 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 13 +/- 6 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 7,667 +/- 508 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 95 +/- 46 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 3,600 +/- 130 ppm ...
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Red “Blue Willow” Willow Ware by Royal China dish: 18,400 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF Instrument this dish had the following readings:
On the food surface of the dish:
60-second test
Lead (Pb): 18,400 +/- 500 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 16 +/- 7 ppm
Barium (Ba): 158 +/- 43 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 131 +/- 45 ppm
Tin (Sn): 494 +/- 26 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 329 +/- ...
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Tonquin Royal Staffordshire Dinnerware (with brown floral pattern) by Clarice Cliff: 48,100 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids).
XRF test results for the dish (Made in England) pictured:
60-second test
Lead (Pb): 48,100 +/- 1,400 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 5,335 +/- 183 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,752 +/- 196 ppm
No other metals detected.
As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please let me know if you have any ...
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Ovenproof “Stetson Creation” vintage bowl w/ “hand painted underglaze”: 57,500 ppm Lead on the food surface. 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF Instrument the bowl pictured here had the following readings:
Food surface of the bowl
60-second reading:
Lead (Pb): 57,500 +/- 1,700 ppm
Barium (Ba): 158 +/- 56 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 1,420 +/- 56 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 539 +/- 86 ppm
Cobalt (Co): 201 +/- 80 ppm ...
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Vintage Nasco Valley Forge porcelain bowl (made in Japan): 21 ppm Lead on the food surface (safe by all standards)
XRF readings for the dish picture here:
Food surface of the dish:
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 21 +/- 9 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 34,000 +- 700 ppm
Iron (Fe): 618 +/- 108 ppm
No other metals detected.
As always, thank you for reading and sharing our work. Please let me know if ...
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Vintage Made-In-U.S.A. Jadeite green Fire-King small glass bowl: 20 ppm Lead (safe by all standards).
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a multiple-federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children (her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been ...
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Antique blue milk glass small pitcher with handle: 161 ppm Lead (not a concerning amount in a decorative item likely used as a vase)
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). ...
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Vintage Fenton White Milk Glass Hobnail Fan Vase: 136 ppm Lead (not particularly alarming for a vase).
XRF test results for the vase pictured here:
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 136 +/- 15 ppm
Barium (Ba): 97 +/- 27 ppm
Bromine (Br): 17 +/- 3 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 33 +/- 15 ppm
As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please let me know if you have any questions.
Tamara ...
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