The only chicken book available today that discusses protecting your chickens from lead-poisoning!

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Hey friends! My good friend Carissa Bonham (Creative Green Living) wrote a new book “Proven Techniques For Keeping Healthy Chickens” [including “101 all natural tips & tricks”]. Fun Fact: I collaborated with Carissa to create a section in this book about protecting your backyard flock from being lead-poisoned. We’re both pretty sure this is the…

On November 28, 2017, I was arrested for allegedly stealing health insurance for my Lead-poisoned children (and other true stories).

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Original title: I was arrested for stealing health insurance for my disabled children. WHY should you care about this story? It is a (relatively brief) summary of the past 2+ years of legal drama around my advocacy work (for those who have been following the tale). It was written primarily for my 30,000 fans and followers as…

Films discussing the environmental impact of lead in hunting and fishing…

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Scavenger Hunt is a documentary feature film that provides a comprehensive overview of the impact of leaded ammunition on our environment (specifically through the story of the plight of the California Condor). In addition to the impact on endangered species and our environment, the film includes an intelligent and evidence-based discussion of the potential impact…

Lead Fishing Tackle: The Case for Regulation in Washington State (A Graduate Thesis)

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The following abstract is from a graduate thesis written by Rebecca Rothwell Schroeder at Evergreen State College in 2010. To read her entire paper (which also includes the research resources she used for this work that may be of interest) click here. ABSTRACT Lead Fishing Tackle: The Case for Regulation in Washington State Rebecca Rothwell…

Articles discussing the impact of lead on the California Condor

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Below are some good articles discussing the impact of lead on the California Condor: Lead Bullet Risks for Wildlife & Humans [Pinnacles National Park, National Park Service] Lead Bullets Poison California’s Wild Condors – January 5, 2015, Futurity.org – by Kat Kerlin, UC Davis Push made to prevent lead poisoning in California Condors, other animals…

Vintage Fisher Price Little People Wooden Boy With Red Hat: 4 ppm Lead, 75 ppm Cadmium and 19 ppm Mercury.

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Vintage Fisher Price Little People Yellow Wooden Boy With Red Baseball cap. Body: Painted Wood. Head: Painted Plastic. Hat: Red Plastic. Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s). To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here. The XRF test results for this exact item (pictured above) are as follows: Red Plastic…

XRF [Heavy Metals] Test Results for Vintage Fisher Price Little People Red Wooden Boy With Yellow Pot On Head

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Vintage Fisher Price Little People Red Wooden Boy With Yellow Pot On Head. Painted Wood & Yellow Plastic. Year of Manufacture Unknown (presumed c. 1970s). To see more vintage Fisher Price items I have tested, click here. The XRF test results for this exact item (pictured above) are as follows: Yellow Plastic Pot: Lead (Pb):…

Silver Colored Drawer-Pull, XRF Test Results

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The drawer pull pictured here had the following results when tested with an XRF instrument. Metal Designation (Per XRF GUI): Metal-C745NiAg The readings below are based on a two minute (120 second) test. Lead (Pb): Non-Detect/Negative Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect/Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect/Negative Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect/Negative Barium (Ba): Non-Detect/Negative Antimony (Sb): Non-Detect/Negative Selenium (Se): Non-Detect/Negative Chromium (Cr): 477 +/- 92 ppm Bromine…

Corelle / Corning Visionware Medium Amber Lid Purchased March 2018: 222 ppm Lead, 142 ppm Barium

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Following up on my earlier posts, here is yet another example of XRF test results for a Corning Visions piece. [Year of manufacture: 2018.] I am posting a total of FOUR of these that each look very similar but are different distinct lids that were tested (in three different sizes.) This piece is a medium saucepan…

XRF Test Results For Corelle / Corning Visionware Large Amber Lid Purchased March 2018

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Following up on my earlier posts, here is yet another example of XRF test results for a Corning Visions piece. [Year of manufacture: 2018.] I am posting a total of FOUR of these that each look very similar but are different distinct lids that were tested (in three different sizes.) This piece is a large saucepan…

XRF Test Results For Corelle / Corning Visionware Small Amber Lid Purchased March 2018

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Following up on my earlier posts, here is yet another example of XRF test results for a Corning Visions piece. [Year of manufacture: 2018.] I am posting a total of FOUR of these that each look very similar but are different distinct lids that were tested (in three different sizes.) This piece is a small saucepan…

Where are the people reading this website located? Well, nearly everywhere, apparently!

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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 testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety…

A box of Exhibits Sent to us Right Before our August 2018 Hearing…

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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). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…

#LeadedBabyBottle: Hevea Leaded Baby Bottle Infographic to Share

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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 testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…

National Center For Healthy Housing’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheet: EPA Region 1

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“In 2015, the combined regional total of blood lead level tests over 5 µg/dL, the CDC action level, was 9,148. Forty percent (40%) of New Hampshire children are estimated to have had elevated blood lead levels at some point in their lives.” – from NCHH’s Region 1 Fact Sheet Share this post on Facebook by…

#Leaded: Green Waechtersbach German Nesting Bowl, c. 2009

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Green Waechtersbach Bowl from Williams Sonoma – Made in Germany, c. 2009 To see more pieces by Waechtersbach that I have tested, click here. When tested with an XRF instrument this bowl had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 53,000 +/- 1,900 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 4,988 +/- 293 ppm Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / Negative…