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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Lead poisoning prevention is political. This is a post I wrote on the Lead Safe Mama Facebook page (July 20, 2020).
I wrote the following in response to all of the comments on my LeadSafeMama Facebook page recently (comments from my readers specifically asking me to stop sharing political posts on my Facebook page):
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Vintage 1972 Wooden Fisher Price puzzle. 3,925 ppm Cadmium on the knobs. Cadmium is a known carcinogen.
Are vintage Fisher Price puzzles a concern?
Yes. A child will often chew on the knobs on this type of puzzle and these knobs (yellow or red) are consistently high-Cadmium vintage plastic. Cadmium causes cancer. Even if the risk is small it is not a risk that I feel is worth it given the inexpensive ...
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“Crazy Korean Cooking” Premium Korean Dolsot Stone Bowl: *Lead-free, as advertised* (Rare!)
Scroll down below the images to see the full XRF test results.
Crazy Korean Cooking Ceramic Bowl
This Korean ceramic cooking bowl is Lead-Free (as advertised on their packaging). It is not, however, technically entirely Cadmium-Free — as there are traces of Cadmium - in the red ...
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The National Lead Company used kids as a tool to help market & sell toxic Lead Paint to parents via booklets like this one.
The National Lead Company used kids as a tool to help market & sell toxic Lead Paint products to their parents via children's activity booklets like this "Dutch Boy Paint and Question Book" (c. 1932?)
A little background:
Historians David Rosner and Jerry Markowitz have discussed the ...
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How did you spend your stimulus check? Here’s how we spent ours… (from a mother of 4 giant – & growing – boys!)
Friday - July 17, 2020
shoes
socks
underwear
groceries
college
paint
Here's how the Rubin Family spent our CoViD-19 stimulus funds...
I wanted to share this (fairly personal bit of information) with my readers for a few reasons...
With readers of this blog in "over 200 countries" (per ...
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Ten Minutes with Tamara; Episode #1! July 17, 2020 – chatting with Sharlena in Wisconsin.
I started this vide conversation series as a way to connect with my readers, friends and followers personally. To answer what questions I can and to direct them to other resources as necessary. The concept is YOU ask me two questions and I ask You two questions! So far each of the episodes has gone ...
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Horns Bee aluminum “stash canister”: 19 ppm Cadmium but Lead-free, Antimony-free & Arsenic-free
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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Stella and Dot reversible necklace: 59 ppm Cadmium in the clasp – but otherwise: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Antimony-free.
When tested with an XRF Instrument the necklace pictured here had the following readings:
Orange side of enamel:
Nb: 1,376 +/- 143 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 151 +/- 74 ppm
Tin (Sn): 11,500 +/- 1,200 ppm
Gold (Au): 6,222 +/- 1,148 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 85,100 +/- 5,900 ppm
Copper (Cu): 319,600 ...
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Brown glazed (faux stone look) ceramic tile samples: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Antimony-free!
Brown glazed ceramic tile samples. I will post more information about this tile after I hear back from the owner (if she knows the brand / source information).
Sample 1 - Dark brown glazed front of tile
Barium (Ba): 470 +/- 69 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 6,155 +/- 389 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 19,400 ...
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Light brown glazed (faux stone look) ceramic tile samples: 30 ppm Lead + Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Antimony-free!
Brown ceramic tile sample. I will post more information about this tile after I hear back from the owner (if she knows the brand / source information).
Sample 1 - Brown glazed front of tile
Barium (Ba): 965 +/- 85 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 4,208 +/- 306 ppm
Zirconium (Zr): 16,200 +/- 600 ppm ...
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Smolder titanium pipe screen for glass smoking pipes: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free
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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Horns Bee metal tobacco grinder with screen: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free
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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Horns Bee green blown glass pipe with white stripes: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free
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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