I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one ...
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#AskTamara: Shellfish can have high Lead (as a food), but do clam *shells* have an unsafe level of Lead? Are they safe for kids?
I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
While the food category "shellfish" (like scallops, mussels, clams and shrimp) are notoriously high in Lead, their shells are another matter. ...
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#AskTamara: I know shellfish can have high Lead (as a food), but do scallop *shells* have an unsafe level of Lead? Are they safe for kids?
I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
While the food category "shellfish" (like scallops, mussels and shrimp) are notoriously high in Lead, their shells are another matter. For ...
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#AskTamara: Do sea shells have Lead? Are they safe for my kids to play with? [Spoilers: This one is Lead-free!]
I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to ...
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#AskTamara: Do sea shells have unsafe levels of heavy metals? Are they safe for my kids to play with?
I get these questions a lot!
"Do sea shells have Lead?"
"What about Cadmium and Mercury?"
"Are they safe for my kids to play with?"
My Answer
I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to ...
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August 2019 is now in 4th place in the race for #BestMonthEver :-) – This is fun! Thanks everyone!
Thursday, August 29, 2019 - Update: ...
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Avi’s Thoughts on Climate Change Action – August 2019
Avi Rubin is a 14 year old kid activist. He was Lead poisoned as an infant (at 7 months old) and has a permanent brain injury as a result of his poisoning - with a visual memory in the 4th percentile. To accommodate his disabilities he has learned to use tools like "text to speech" to ...
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Video: Avi’s upset that he missed the first day of school because PPS did not yet approve his “Transfer” to Wilson.
You can read the full e-mail exchange to date with the school here on this link.
Link above updated 8/28/2019 - 8:40 p.m.
Video below is just 90 seconds long, make sure to turn on the volume. Thanks! ...
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August 2019 is now in 5th place in the race for #BestMonthEver :-)
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 - Update: ...
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And then this happened… PPS continues to deny FAPE to my children. Please share this post, maybe they will respond.
A note to my readers: Please click through to twitter (the link to the tweet is below) and RT this and like it for me (in the hopes that the Portland Public Schools Superintendent of Schools sees the tweet and responds. Thank you.
Portland Public Schools is denying my children FAPE . - ...
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Sunday, August 25, 2019 Amazon Affiliate Income Update: $49.75 earned Saturday!
Yesterday I earned $49.75 in Amazon Affiliate income thanks to your clicks!
That brings my monthly total (through Saturday night, 8/24) to $1,042.38, or an average of $43.43 a day this month! If things keep going at this rate I will earn $1,346.41 this month in Amazon affiliate income. Thanks ...
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Anchor Hocking Measuring Cup: 36,300 ppm Lead + 580 Cadmium. Are the markings on YOUR measuring cup worn?
When tested with an XRF instrument, this Anchor Hocking "Oven Originals" (made in the USA) one-cup glass measuring cup with blue markings had the following readings:
Blue painted markings:
Lead (Pb): 36,300 +/- 1,000 ppm [causes brain damage if ingested or inhaled]
Cadmium (Cd): 580 +/- 36 ...
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Vintage Blauw Delfts Distee “Made in Holland” Hand Painted Ashtray: 46,800 ppm Lead. 90 is unsafe.
When tested with an XRF instrument, this blue and white Blauw Delfts Distee (Made in Holland) hand-painted ashtray had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 46,800 +/- 1,100 ppm
Barium (Ba): 230 +/- 75 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 90 +/- 27 ppm
Tin (Sn): 284 +/- 28 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 325 +/- 42 ...
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Limoges dish by Haviland & Co., France: 7,109 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) + 146 ppm Antimony. What china do you have?
This piece looks very much like the similar piece posted earlier but has a slightly different color profile and slightly different pattern. It's possible that they are the same pattern but manufactured in different years.
When tested with an XRF instrument this Limoges floral pattern dish by ...
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