When tested with an XRF Instrument the puzzle pictured here had the following readings:
Peach area of pig's skin:
Zinc (Zn): 41 +/- 18 ppm
Iron (Fe): 68 +/- 43 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 20,000 +/- 800 ppm
Yellow are of pig's bow:
Titanium (Ti): 20,600 +/- 1,000 ppm
Blue area of pig's ...
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Finished wood sample and metal clip: File this under “random building supplies my readers send me to test”
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For the kids’ birthdays we have decided to schedule a visit from the shave ice truck for the neighborhood!
The Kona Ice* (Hawaiian shave ice) truck is going to come park on the street outside our house on Sunday, July 26, 2020 from 4:30 - 5:15 p.m.! If you are local (and if your kids need a distraction) please come buy a shave ice (for yourself and your kids)! My kids will also probably be playing music ...
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XRF test results for “sketchy” dental implant: Cobalt, Chromium, Nickel, Molybdenum, Titanium, Vanadium.
Dental Implant
My readers have sent me in some interesting things for testing (for a variety of reasons!) including this "dental implant" (as described by the reader). The reader sent this item to me because he was concerned about the possible presence - and impact - of toxic heavy metals in his ...
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Promotional metal straw with red coating [a promotional item given to one of my readers by a realtor]: positive for trace level of Arsenic
Promotional Metal Straw
Promotional materials (giveaways - from your realtor, dentist, doctor, contractor, hairdresser, etc.) are often not tested to the strict standards that a reputable company might use to test their branded products / products made for sale to consumers.
As a ...
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IKEA Marius stool with plastic seat and metal legs: 136 ppm Lead & 128 ppm Antimony (considered safe by most standards.)
When tested with a high-precision XRF Instrument, the Ikea Marius stool (black plastic seat with black enameled metal legs) pictured here had the following readings.
Plastic top of stool - 60 seconds:
Lead (Pb): 136 +/- 13 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 64 +/- 21 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,619 +/- 123 ppm ...
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Yellow powder coated metal Naxos outdoor dining chair from Cost Plus World Market: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free.
When tested with an XRF Instrument, the yellow powder coated Naxos outdoor dining chair (from Cost Plus World Market - pictured here) had the following readings:
Barium (Ba): 11,100 +/- 300 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 2,893 +/- 421 ppm
Tin (Sn): 128 +/- 58 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 537 +/- 153 ppm ...
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Wooden Hebrew building block for children (c. 2010): Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free. Thank G-d!
Here's a link to a product like this block on Amazon. [The designs and lettering look the same but the color scheme is different, however I am not 100% sure the blocks in the link are the same manufacturer as the block tested]: https://amzn.to/2OQsLPJ
Please note, different batches of ...
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Smoke colored glass and stone mosaic tiles: 53 ppm Lead + 125 ppm Cadmium.
XRF test reading for the tile pictured here:
#1.) Dark smoke colored tiles - images above
Tin (Sn): 61 +/- 17 ppm
Iron (Fe): 340 +/- 201 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 102 +/- 49 ppm
no other metals detected
#2.) Medium smoke glass colored tiles
Tin (Sn): 72 +/- 19 ppm
Iron (Fe): ...
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Ledljus Ikea string lights (indoor & outdoor use): 23,800 ppm Antimony plus trace Lead & Arsenic
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A reader posted this comment on my earlier post about systemic racism: Knowledge is Neither Neutral Nor Apolitical (April 1971). It’s brilliant.
I wanted to share the PDF from a document that a reader of my blog (who I have known for years via this advocacy community) posted as a comment on my earlier post about systemic racism in the role of perpetuating Lead poisoning.
This (read the full statement in the first image below) is brilliant ...
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How the Lead industry deliberately utilized systemic racism to deflect blame for poisoning generations of children
Note:
My husband and I have been working on writing this article for a few weeks now. We have done our best to present this information in a way that gives the reader historical context and demonstrates these issues as endemic in for-profit-industry over the past century and beyond. The opinions we ...
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Now and then I share my site stats with my readers so you can see why I am so grateful for your support of this work.
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Typical fire hydrant: 281,300 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) is unsafe for kids. Please keep kids away from hydrants!
A typical fire hydrant
Fire hydrants are attractive to children. They are at child-height. They are often painted in bright colors. Children like the idea of firemen as heroes, so a hydrant is an object that evokes a certain cultural excitement for little kids. Children LOVE to play on them, ...
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