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October 2019 saw 167,248 unique page views on LeadSafeMama.com. This morning around 8:30 a.m. October 2020 passed that (with 167,775 unique views by 8:58 a.m.), becoming the ...
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I earned $114.43 yesterday. Can you help me earn enough to pay off my legal debt by sharing articles this holiday season?
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 ...
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My father called me on August 25th to tell me he had just started hospice. We hadn’t actually spoken for 8 years.
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 ...
Read More about My father called me on August 25th to tell me he had just started hospice. We hadn’t actually spoken for 8 years.
My very first article ever: November 4, 2008! 12 years ago!
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November 4, 2008
Wow. Back then...
... I had no idea that just 11 years later (in 2019) I would have 1.9 million readers on my website (with over 3.8 million page views), from over 200 countries — In. A. Single. Year!
... I had no idea I would be running ...
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My two oldest sons voted today! I couldn’t be more proud! Did you vote yet?
Please VOTE!
(& share your voting selfie with your community to encourage your friends to vote too!) I voted by mail yesterday! :-)
Tamara Rubin
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How much Lead is in salt? Which salt is safest to use for cooking? Is Himalayan salt safe?
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 sons were ...
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Thank you! – Mischief Managed!
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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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
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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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