When tested with an XRF instrument this door handle had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 11,400 +/- 700 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): non-detect
Mercury (Hg): non-detect
Barium (Ba): non-detect
Chromium (Cr): non-detect
Antimony (Sb): non-dtect
Selenium (Se): non-detect
Tin (Sn): ...
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First day of high school – 6 days late! Happy boys! They just want to learn all the things.
Today (Thursday, September 5, 2019) was the first day of high school for my two middle boys! They started 9th and 12th grade today after finally being approved for a transfer to a Lead-Safe school yesterday.
We’re so thankful to everyone who helped make this possible & the boys are thrilled ...
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Lead Safe Mama passed 3.9 million unique all time views today! Thank you!
I am so full of gratitude for all of the readers on the Lead Safe Mama blog right now.
This month (September 2019) is probably the most difficult and challenging time since the attacks on my advocacy work began in March of 2016. I expect it will continue to be extremely challenging (mostly from a ...
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August 2019 is the second #BestMonthEver on LeadSafeMama.com with 208,449 unique views!
Thanks again friends!
Thank you for supporting my advocacy work to make this possible.
Thank you for reading and sharing my posts.
Thank you for using this work as a springboard to start important conversations with your friends and family about Lead, childhood Lead poisoning, and the ...
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Check out the top ten cities with the most #LeadSafeMama readers in August 2019
I have New Idea Food, Better Homes and Gardens Australia, and the Australian TV News 7 to thank for this!
Thanks so much everyone! I hope to visit y'all "down under" soon!
Tamara Rubin
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Original vinyl bench for 1975 Hammond organ: 4,138 ppm Lead, 370 Arsenic, 21 Cadmium + 835 Antimony!
When tested with an XRF instrument the vinyl covered bench for this 1975 Hammond organ had the following readings:
Brown vinyl seat of organ bench:
Lead (Pb): 4,138 +/- 113 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 21 +/- 8 ppm
Arsenic (As): 370 +/- 102 ppm
Barium (Ba): 15,600 +/- 300 ppm
Chromium (Cr): ...
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Keyboard for 1975 Hammond organ: 73 ppm Lead + 186 Cadmium (& why I make an “exception” for instruments.)
When tested with an XRF instrument, the plastic keys of this 1975 Hammond organ keyboard (with the full organ pictured below) had the following readings:
White Keys of Organ Keyboard
Lead (Pb): 73 +/- 7 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 186 +/- 10 ppm
Barium (Ba): 387 +/- 77 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 249 +/- 14 ...
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On August 28th, my legal team filed our lawsuit against the State of Oregon in Federal court. Read it here.
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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I will not eat mussels again. These shells were positive for 14,000 ppb Cadmium. Food is toxic at levels below 100 ppb.
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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1986 Dor Mei Toys Spinosaurus: 5,341 ppm Lead. 90 ppm and up is considered illegal and unsafe for toys made today.
The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe and illegal in a modern item manufactured for use by children today is anything 90 ppm or higher in the paint or coating or anything 100 ppm or higher in the substrate. As a result of the high levels of Lead found in this 1986 "Dor Mei" Toys brand ...
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Another reason to avoid vintage toys – 1985 Imperial Toys T-Rex: 7,872 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe and illegal in a modern item manufactured for use by children today is anything 90 ppm or higher in the paint or coating or anything 100 ppm or higher in the substrate. As a result of the high levels of Lead found in this 1985 "Imperial Toys" brand ...
Read More about Another reason to avoid vintage toys – 1985 Imperial Toys T-Rex: 7,872 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
Another reason to avoid vintage toys — toy triceratops: 6,298 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
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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August 2019 is now in 3rd place in the race for #BestMonthEver :-) on LeadSafeMama.com
August 30, 2019 - Update (Friday afternoon)...
It looks like August is definitely going to be closing out as #LeadSafeMama's 2nd #BestMonthEver.
To reach this goal, we just have to pass 202,720 views before the end of the month - and at the current rate of about 5,500 - 6,000 views a day, that ...
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Vintage cloth Raggedy Andy doll: 4,941 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe) + 238 ppm Arsenic (in the button eyes)
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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