Why did you test your son's pants, Tamara?!
I decided to test my son's cotton pants from The Gap because I had an interesting discussion recently on social media with one of my readers, who was asserting that all modern fabric had the potential to contain some types of carcinogen or other heavy ...
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Dollar Store Cristar Mikonos 2019 stemless wine glasses: Lead-free, Cadmium-free, Arsenic-free! Good choice!
Bottom of Cup - 60 seconds
Copper (Cu): 1,789 +/- 154 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 203 +/- 56 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 4,455 +/- 318 ppm
Side of Cup - 60 seconds
Copper (Cu): 2,216 +/- 205 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 258 +/- 107 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 428 +/- 103 ppm
Indium (In): 27 +/- 15 ppm
no ...
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2015 Beautyrest Recharge Hybrid Delanco Mattress: 3,283 ppm Antimony (causes cancer in rats) on the sleep surface.
Reading on main fabric of mattress
(sleeping surface / cream colored fabric):
Barium (Ba): 195 +/- 128 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 3,283 +/- 67 ppm
Bromine (Br): 7 +/- 3 ppm
Iron (Fe): 121 +/- 28 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 1,010 +/- 310 ppm
As always, please let me know if you have any ...
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2017 Beautyrest Recharge World Class Bridgewater Firm Mattress: 89 ppm Antimony on the main fabric of the mattress.
Reading on main fabric of mattress
(sleeping surface / gray & white):
Antimony (Sb): 42 +/- 26 ppm
Tin (Sn): 89 +/- 18 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 34 +/- 12 ppm
Copper (Cu): 31 +/- 19 ppm
Iron (Fe): 284 +/- 44 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 4,809 +/- 166 ppm
Reading on white only area of ...
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This is a summary with links to all of my posts about cups for kids (baby cups, sippy cups, etc.) with Lead test results
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 ...
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Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about silverware & utensils: Spoons, knives, forks, etc. (with XRF test results)
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). ...
Read More about Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about silverware & utensils: Spoons, knives, forks, etc. (with XRF test results)
Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about Mexican pottery: Bowls, tile, cups, plates (with XRF test results)
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). ...
Read More about Click to see all the links to pieces I’ve written about Mexican pottery: Bowls, tile, cups, plates (with XRF test results)
This article shares all my Halloween links (decorations, masks, costumes, makeup, & more!) including Lead test results
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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This is a summary with links to all articles about purses (vintage & newer) with Lead test results on the site
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). ...
Read More about This is a summary with links to all articles about purses (vintage & newer) with Lead test results on the site
Our eldest son is graduating from Berklee College of Music today! Watch the video!
Here's the video and links for the "virtual" graduation:
Here's the link to details about Berklee's graduation commencement concert and ceremony. The pre-recorded commencement video (first video below) will be aired on May 8, 2020 on YouTube at 7:30 p.m. (East Coast Time). There are ...
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6.5 million views.. a Lead Safe Mama milestone!
I could complain, but I really can’t complain. Some of the things I am grateful for in this time of CoViD-19.
First to acknowledge, there's a lot that’s worthy of complaint:
During this Zombie Apocalypse it seems like there is a lot to complain about — and even for an optimist like myself, there is. That said, there is so very much to be thankful for; our family feels like we are incredibly fortunate right ...
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Independent test shows Nugget Comfort couch is negative for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & (most surprisingly) Antimony!
XRF testing of a Nugget Comfort couch
In one of my recent cross-country trips I had the opportunity to test a Nugget Comfort couch using high-precision XRF technology (the gray Nugget couch pictured in the photo above). XRF technology (using instrumentation and software specifically designed to ...
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This is a summary with links to all our articles related to the 4th of July!
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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