Interior food surface of bowl:
Arsenic (As): 156 +/- 42 ppm
Barium (Ba): 13,400 +/- 800 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 116 +/- 59 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 9,056 +/- 468 ppm
Copper (Cu): 204 +/- 119 ppm
Iron (Fe): 586 +/- 205 ppm
Exterior decorations on bowl - boy's face:
Lead (Pb): 6,136 +/- ...
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Modern glass door knob. Glass is Lead-free (yay!) Back plate is positive for 2,347 ppm Lead.
Given the lack of interaction with the back plate on this knob set, I think this is likely a good choice given the options out there (even though it is not 100% Lead-free).
Glass of knob
60-second reading
Barium (Ba): 3,148 +/- 613 ppm
No other metals were detected in the glass.
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Vintage design drawer pull: 4,285 ppm Arsenic. (… but no Lead, Cadmium or Mercury!)
Vintage design drawer pull
Arsenic (As): 4,385 +/- 780 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 178 +/- 116 ppm
Selenium (Se): 64,300 +/- 7,600 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 577,600 +/- 64,000 ppm
Copper (Cu): 257,500 +/- 28,000 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 205 +/- 131 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 2,773 +/- 403 ppm
Vanadium (V): 950 ...
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Leaf design vintage Bassick-Sack drawer pull: 4,575 ppm Arsenic.
Leaf design vintage Bassick Sack drawer pull
Arsenic (As): 4,575 +/- 237 ppm
Selenium (Se): 37,900 +/- 1,200 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 526,800 +/- 3,600 ppm
Copper (Cu): 420,000 +/- 3,000 ppm
Iron (Fe): 6,071 +/- 448 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 2,831 +/- 103 ppm
Vanadium (V): 1,390 +/- 649 ppm ...
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Trafalgar brand leather belt with brass buckle: 15,600 ppm Lead + 250 ppm Antimony. This is a child’s belt.
Brass buckle of belt
Lead (Pb): 15,600 +/- 2,100 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 250 +/- 142 ppm
Selenium (Se): 16,900 +/- 1,900 ppm
Tin (Sn): 5,785 +/- 656 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 268,200 +/- 27,000 ppm
Copper (Cu): 563,800 +/- 56,000 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 2,923 +/- 379 ppm
Iron (Fe): 4,726 +/- 579 ...
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Original black glass door knob from a 1905 home: 446,600 ppm Lead + 420 ppm Antimony.
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1905 Door Latch (black painted metal): 3,628 ppm Lead (likely painted with Lead paint.)
1905 door latch (black painted metal)
Original door hardware in a 1905 home.
Lead (Pb): 3,628 +/- 507 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 362 +/- 220 ppm
Copper (Cu): 1,014 +/- 367 ppm
Iron (Fe): 544,900 +/- 39,000 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,109 +/- 373 ppm
Chlorine (Cl): 3,672 +/- 1,995 ppm
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Modern brass door slide lock: 52,600 ppm Lead + 477 ppm Antimony.
Modern brass door slide lock
Lead (Pb): 52,600 +/- 2,000 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 477 +/- 161 ppm
Selenium (Se): 18,800 +/- 900 ppm
Tin (Sn): 22,000 +/- 600 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 370,900 +/- 3,000 ppm
Copper (Cu): 521,500 +/- 3,400 ppm
Nickel (Ni): 2,044 +/- 238 ppm
Iron (Fe): 8,513 +/- ...
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1989 Colorforms Batman Adventure set: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, positive for 45 ppm Cadmium + 77 ppm Antimony
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1993 Barney Travel Pak Colorforms set: Lead-free, Arsenic-free, Mercury-free, and 27 ppm Cadmium
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Corelle “Forever Yours” dish: 15,300 ppm Lead + 269 Cadmium + 1,678 Arsenic. It’s your choice to eat off these – or not!
Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She ...
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Good News Everyone, in spite of everything… LeadSafeMama.com is doing okay! (We’re still here!)
Monday, June 15, 2020
As my regular readers know, I usually share periodic updates with the Lead Safe Mama website and social media stats. I do that to share the successes with my readers, so that you have a way to measure the impact you are helping to make in the world with this information!
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Marbles from Dollar Tree Store test positive for Lead, Arsenic, Antimony and Cadmium (using XRF technology)
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“100% Natural” 2019 Eco-Wedge Crayons. Purple tested positive for trace levels of Arsenic. Other colors tested clean.
100% Natural Eco-Wedge Crayons from 2019
For the testing done on these crayons, each test was done for a minimum of 180 seconds (3 minutes) and repeated multiple times to confirm the results. One full set of results for each color crayon in this set is noted below.
While high-precision XRF ...
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