The only chicken book available today that discusses protecting your chickens from lead-poisoning!
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…
Check out GrokNation.com and stand by for an article written by “yours truly”!
Check out GrokNation.com and stand by for an article written by “Yours Truly”! I’m excited that language from one of my favorite books of all time has become part of the lexicon of our modern age. I think it is especially clever that Mayim Bialik adopted “Grok” for her new blog: GrokNation.com. If you have…
October 17, 2018 CNN Coverage of Dr. Ruth Etzel Story, Interview
From CNN: “EPA director of children’s health, Ruth Etzel, said that she was placed on paid administrative leave without warning. Etzel said she suspects — but had no evidence — that she was sidelined to stymie progress on a major lead poisoning report that was nearing completion.“ Click the image below to watch the video…
October 1, 2018 letter In protest of the suspension of Dr. Ruth Etzel from the EPA
This is the first letter I have signed as “Lead Safe Mama, LLC”. I don’t sign a lot of petitions and letters but I felt this one was particularly important. Click the image below to see the full PDF with a complete list of all of the organizations who signed this letter. I sent it…
Stuff I’ve Actually Bought: Swim Goggles
I decided to create a new series of blog posts, with the theme “Stuff I’ve Actually Bought“, because so many people ask for my recommendations for products, yet many of my recommendations here on my blog come from items I have tested for others, not items I personally own. Having recently met some of my followers…
On November 28, 2017, I was arrested for allegedly stealing health insurance for my Lead-poisoned children (and other true stories).
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…
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)
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
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…
Lead in Hunting & Fishing Sports, A Series
The impact of lead (Pb) in hunting and fishing sports is a significant problem and cannot be addressed in a single post. As a result I have invited a group of friends who are experts on various specific angles of the subject to write guests posts about this issue and will post each of these…
Vintage Fisher Price Little People Wooden Boy With Red Hat: 4 ppm Lead, 75 ppm Cadmium and 19 ppm Mercury.
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
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
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
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
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
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!
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…
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…
FYI: 3 hour and 33 minute call with Legal Aid in September 2018
For the file (and so I have this to link to for a story I am about to publish!) here is the screenshot of my call to legal aid from last month [Thursday, September 20, 2018, call initiated at 10:22 a.m.!] I was on hold for more than 2 hours before the call was picked…
#LeadedBabyBottle: Hevea Leaded Baby Bottle Infographic to Share
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)…
#LeadSafeMama Social Media Stats Update: October 11, 2018
Here’s the latest! Thanks for being here & thank you for supporting this important advocacy work. Tamara Rubin & The #LeadSafeMama Team
National Center For Healthy Housing’s State Healthy Housing Fact Sheet: EPA Region 1
“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…
September 2018 Lead Safe Mama Financial Update
Last month (August 2018) I decided to start sharing a monthly summary report of my income each from my social media activities and independent consumer goods testing work, so my readers can follow how I am doing in this area (since you are the source behind this income, either directly or indirectly.) Please note: While I…
#Leaded: Green Waechtersbach German Nesting Bowl, c. 2009
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…