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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 ...
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XRF test results for wedding ring set: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free, Antimony-free. Trace Cadmium (safe by all standards).
Ring one - with bent metal band - images above:
#1.) Test on the band
Cadmium (Cd): 40 +/- 8 ppm
Silver (Ag): 47 +/- 7 ppm
Gold (Au): 28,700 +/- 1,000 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 14,300 +/- 400 ppm
Copper (Cu): 54,900 +/- 1,200 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 20,400 +/- 600 ppm
Indium (In): 31 +/- 11 ...
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Red Waechtersbach German Nesting Bowl: 107,500 ppm Lead + 20,600 ppm Cadmium. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids.
Red Waechtersbach Nesting Bowl purchased at Good Will (in 2020) for $1.99.
Made in Germany
To see more pieces by Waechtersbach that I have tested, click here.
When tested with an XRF instrument the bowl pictured here the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 107,500 ...
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Custom dental appliance: non-detect (negative) for Lead, Mercury, Arsenic, Cadmium & Antimony.
Custom Dental Appliance
Below are the XRF Test results for the custom dental appliance pictured here. Please scroll down through all of the images below as well. Each component was tested for a minimum of 60 seconds with the results reported below. Tests were repeated multiple times on each ...
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1902 Keystone View Company Antique Stereoview Image Card: 1,991 ppm Lead + 204 ppm Arsenic.
From the following website (link):
"The Keystone View Company was founded in 1892 by B. L. Singley in Meadville, Pennsylvania. This might not sound like an auspicious location, far from the photographic centers of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, and originally the operation did indeed have a ...
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Vintage (c. 1990s) Rubbermaid plastic container with yellow lid: 577 ppm Lead + 27 ppm Cadmium + 76 ppm Arsenic.
When tested with an XRF Instrument the Rubbermaid container pictured here had the following readings (scroll down for additional image of this food storage bowl):
In the yellow component of the lid:
Lead (Pb): 577 +/- 32 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 27 +/- 14 ppm
Arsenic (As): 76 +/- 24 ppm ...
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Faux 1922 Peace silver dollar with skeleton head: 1,639 ppm Arsenic. Please don’t use collectable coins as fidgets.
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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California rubberized magnet: 67,300 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe. Magnets are not considered to be toys.
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a 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 using XRF ...
Read More about California rubberized magnet: 67,300 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe. Magnets are not considered to be toys.
Washington State rubberized magnet: 9,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids. Magnets are not considered to be children’s items.
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a 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 using XRF ...
Read More about Washington State rubberized magnet: 9,100 ppm Lead. 90 ppm (& up) is unsafe for kids. Magnets are not considered to be children’s items.
July 2020 just made it to 5th place on the list of #BestMonthsEver on LeadSafeMama.com! Thanks everyone.
Following up on my posts over the past couple of days...
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A New York Times Article Published Today, July 29, 2020 (reconfirming the main concept guiding my advocacy work for the past 12+ 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 Lead-poisoned in 2005). ...
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Vintage faux-antique coin from Greece: 542,300 ppm Lead [54%] + 2,144 Cadmium + 2,705 Antimony. Bad news all around.
Faux-Antique Greek Coin
The owner of this coin told me she got it at a shop in Greece. She said there was a bowl of them at the shop and the owner of the shop was giving them away to patrons of his shop as a souvenir.
Souvenirs like this are especially concerning as the owner is likely to use it ...
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Potential random sources of toxicant exposure for a child, an exploration: leather, carpet, crystal.
A random assortment of things...
During a phone consultation with one of my readers, we identified a handful of potential sources of toxicant exposures for their child. As with many of my phone consultations, the parents then sent me some of the questionable items for testing (things that were ...
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Vintage etched crystal wine goblet: 136,500 ppm Lead. That’s nearly 14% Lead. This is not safe for food use.
Vintage etched crystal wine goblet
There is no brand or maker's mark on this goblet. There are more photos with details of this goblet below the test results, so please scroll down. If you have any information that might help identify the brand or design (or year made!) for this piece, please do ...
Read More about Vintage etched crystal wine goblet: 136,500 ppm Lead. That’s nearly 14% Lead. This is not safe for food use.
