Published: December 15, 2019
Updated: May 1, 2024
Hello all! I created this post to be a summary (a directory of a kind) to answer this question for those starting from the “Start Here” page. Below are links to some of my more important articles about first steps (or first things you want to read) ...
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What are the symptoms of Lead poisoning? In adults? In children?
#StartHere· Start Here· Symptoms· Symptoms In Adults· Symptoms of Childhood Lead Poisoning· Symptoms of Low Level Lead Exposure
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 ...
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How and where does one test for Lead?
#StartHere· Start Here· Testing· Testing Consumer Goods For Lead· Testing Methodologies· Testing Toys For Lead· Testing Water
Published December 15, 2019
Hello all! I created this post to be a summary post (a directory of a kind) to answer this question for those starting from the “Start Here” page. Below are links to some of my more important posts about testing for Lead. Most of these are also linked in the header menu ...
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Today (12/15/19) #LeadSafeMama passed 30,000 followers on Facebook & the site passed 4,600,000 all-time views. Thank YOU!
#BestMonthEver· 2019· 2019 Stats· Best Month Ever· December· December 2019· Site Stats· Stats· Stats Graph
Today (12/15/2019), the following milestones were met (see images below!)...
There are now more than 30,000 Followers on the Lead Safe Mama Facebook page!
December 2019 bumped into the 8th #BestMonthEver spot on the site with more than 172,836 unique views so far this month (it should be ...
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December 2019 became the 9th “Best Month Ever” on the website with over 168,100 views. Thank YOU!
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168,101 Unique Views So Far in December 2019
Today (12/14/2019), December 2019 popped into the top 10 best months ever on the Lead Safe Mama website and then popped up into 9th place toward the end of the day. Tomorrow (Sunday, 12/15), December will ...
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A preview screener of MisLEAD: America’s Secret Epidemic is now available streaming on YouTube through the holidays.
Here’s the link to the full film everyone. Please share. Thank you. It’s 92 minutes-long (plus a 2-minute intro - so go grab some popcorn, and a glass of wine!): https://youtu.be/eRKlaC2EjL0
Last-minute finishing funds for my film were held up [escrow fell through on my family farm!], and ...
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Can you help add English subtitles to MisLEAD: America’s Secret Epidemic… ???
Heya friends — thank you for your help yesterday!
As you may have seen, your support produced results! Thirteen people contributed $5 to $25 each yesterday — enough for me to pay a professional editor who helped export the film (with some important new title cards) so I ...
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Vintage restaurant-style salt shaker: Lead-Free. These are my favorite & just 75 ¢ each at a restaurant supply store.
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Salt Shaker Test Results
This is my favorite style of salt shaker and I have never tested one that looked like this that was positive for Lead. It’s simple and relatively nontoxic - plus you can see the contents so you know exactly how much you have left (and I don’t know why anyone would need ...
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Vintage golden porcelain Stouffer brand salt shaker: Lead-Free, Cadmium-Free, Arsenic-Free, Antimony-Free.
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Salt Shaker Test Results
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage golden Stouffer brand porcelain salt shaker (with a cork stopper) had the following readings:
Golden finish of the shaker:
Barium (Ba): 1,344 +/- 214 ppm
Gold (Au): 2,293 +/- 59 ppm
Iron (Fe): 2,105 +/- 92 ppm ...
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Cut crystal salt shaker: 15,100 ppm Lead + 1,502 ppm Antimony. What kind of salt shaker do you have?
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Salt Shaker Test Results
When tested with an XRF instrument this vintage crystal salt shaker had the following readings:
Crystal base of the shaker:
Lead (Pb): 11,500 +/- 300 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,628 +/- 125 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 1,502 +/-63 ppm
Bromine (Br): 64 +/- 7 ppm
Zinc ...
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Precision Metals brass rod for “School Projects,” Made in USA: Lead-free! (But with 194 ppm Arsenic!)
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 ...
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“Create With Metal” Quality Metal Brass Sheets, Made in USA: Lead-free! 69% Copper + 31% Zinc
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 ...
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Handmade Spotted Ceramic Cup: 31 +/- 8 ppm Lead (in the base ceramic) & 18 +/- 7 ppm Cadmium in the red glaze.
When tested with an XRF instrument the handmade ceramic teacup pictured here had the following readings:
Base yellow of glaze:
Barium (Ba): 3,416 +/- 264 ppm (Barium is commonly found in yellow glazes)
Tin (Sn): 3,328 +/- 81 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 61 +/- 25 ppm
Copper (Cu): 332 +/- 35 ppm ...
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Vintage California Contempora Ceramic Bowl: 105,400 ppm Lead in the glaze. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids.
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage California Contempora ceramic bowl pictured here had the following readings:
Center of the food surface of dish - gray glaze in design:
Lead (Pb): 104,500 +/- 3,900 ppm
Barium (Ba): 320 +/- 135 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 166 +/- 49 ppm
Tin ...
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