Published: December 28, 2019
Advertising contract income update:
While it may seem odd to some newcomers to my site that I share my income figures publicly - here's why I write about my stats periodically (including my income from Amazon affiliate links, advertising and elsewhere):
GRATITUDE: ...
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On the fourth night of Chanukah my true love gave to me… [2019 Rubin family report]
2019· Channukah 2019· Chanukah· Hanukah· Rubin Family Channukah
CHINESE FOOD!
This post is the fourth in a series of “what we did for Chanukah 2019” that I have really just written for myself (and my family)... but if you want to read it, you can too! Here’s a link to all of the posts for 2019’s holiday.
For the fourth night of Hanukkah 2019 (however you ...
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On the third night of Channukah my true love gave to me… [2019 Rubin family report]
2019· Channukah 2019· Chanukah· Hanukah· Rubin Family Channukah
Again - I am writing this (a post about what we received and gifted and what we did each night for Channukah - as a family) more for me than for you (I’m thinking I’ll get a kick out of it in three or four years when our life has recovered!), but hey if you want to read it... that’s up to ...
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Dollar store large red metal Christmas jingle bell: Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, Arsenic, & Antimony! Yay!
2018· Bell· Bells· Christmas· Christmas Bell· Christmas Decoration· Christmas Ornament· Christmas Ornaments· Dollar Store· Dollar Tree· Dollar Tree Store· Greenbrier· Greenbrier International· Greenbrier International Inc.· Jingle Bells
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 ...
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On the second night of Chanukah my true love gave to me… [2019 Rubin family report]
2019· Channukah 2019· Chanukah· Hanukah· Rubin Boys· Rubin Brothers· Rubin Family Channukah
Again - I am writing this (a post about what we received and gifted and what we did each night for Chanukah - as a family) more for me than for you (I’m thinking I’ll get a kick out of it in three or four years - when our life has recovered!), but hey if you want to read it... that’s up to ...
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Kong Classic Natural Durable Rubber dog chew toy: 18 ppm Cadmium – a carcinogen. This level is safe by all standards*
I decided to write about this this week because my readers asked me to. Please know that your questions direct my work – and your contributions support it! This is truly teamwork! If you would like to make a contribution in support of my work at any time, click this link (or search for “chip in” ...
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On the first night of Channukah my true love gave to me… [2019 Rubin family report]
2019· Channukah 2019· Chanukah· Hanukah· Rubin Family Channukah
So - I am writing this more for me than for you, but hey if you want to read it... that’s up to you!
As most of my readers know - we have been living in fairly severe poverty since the attacks on my childhood Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy went in to full force in the first half of 2016. ...
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Purple Pyrex glass measuring cup: 20,700 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe*) +175 ppm Cadmium (Yum! What are you baking with?)
Glass· Glass Measuring Cup· Measuring Cup· Pyrex· Pyrex Clear Glass· Pyrex Cooking· Pyrex Glass Measuring Cup· Pyrex Measuring Cup· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons were ...
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Green glass bottle for Ferrarelle Mineral Water: 151 ppm Lead in the green glass. 90 is unsafe for in items used by kids.
2019· Glass· Glass Bottle· Glass Bottles· Glass Water Bottle· Green· Green Glass· Green Glass Bottle· Green Glass Water Bottle
When tested with an XRF instrument this green glass bottle for Ferrarelle Naturally Sparkling Mineral Water had the following readings:
Lead (Pb); 151 +/- 16 ppm
Barium (Ba): 2,526 +/- 246 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 766 +/- 122 ppm
Tin (Sn): 75 +/- 37 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 37 +/- 19 ppm
Iron ...
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Syracuse large cereal bowls – nicked from a college cafeteria c. 2002: 31,900 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
#LeadedChina· #LeadedDishes· Leaded China· Made In America· Made in U.S.A.· Made In USA· Syracuse· Syracuse China· White· White Ceramic· White China· White Dishes· White Glaze· White Pottery· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Did you “borrow" any cafeteria dishes when you graduated college?
These large white-glazed ceramic (Made in the USA) cereal bowls made by Syracuse China Company [likely manufactured c. 1980-1989 or thereabouts - but possibly made as late as 2000 - and in regular use as late as 2002 at the ...
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Small metal curio box with porcelain lid: 533 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe for kids) + 14 ppm Cadmium
When tested with an XRF instrument this small metal box with a porcelain lid had the following readings:
Silver colored edge:
Lead (Pb): 533 +/- 177 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 355 +/- 126 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 1,267 +/- 429 ppm
Copper (Cu): 944,000 +/- 1,400 ppm
Iron (Fe): 1,167 +/- 281 ppm ...
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How much poison is on your Christmas tree? Mercury glass tree topper: 207 ppm Lead + 462 ppm Arsenic. Don’t break it!
Christmas· Christmas Decoration· Christmas Ornament· Christmas Ornaments· Christmas Tree Topper· Tree Topper· Vintage Christmas· Vintage Glass· Vintage Glitter· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
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 ...
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Updated! Today 3 people have contributed $100 in support of my advocacy work… Can you join them today? Thank you!
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Greenbrier International “Christmas Pickle” (Dollar Tree store; Made in China ): 45 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
Christmas· Christmas 2019· Christmas Decoration· Christmas Ornament· Christmas Ornaments· Dollar· Dollar Store· Dollar Tree· Dollar Tree Store· Greenbrier· Greenbrier International· Greenbrier International Inc.· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
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 ...
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