When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds):
Lead (Pb): 1,502 +/- 84 ppm
Barium (Ba): 978 +/- 101 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 135 +/- 31 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 15,700 +/- 600 ...
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Traverse Cathedral ceramic tile from TileBar: 255 +/- 33 ppm Lead (90 ppm is unsafe for kids’ items)
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 ...
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Traverse Mollusk ceramic tile from tilebar: 40 +/- 15 ppm Lead (safe by all standards)
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 ...
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Dujour Natural Honey ceramic tile from tilebar: “ND” (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds):
Barium (Ba): 150 +/- 46 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 626 +/- 85 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 297 +/- 22 ppm
Zinc (Zn): 1,911 +/- 94 ...
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Calacatta Gold Polished Marble tile from tilebar: non-detect (negative) for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury and Arsenic
When tested with an XRF instrument, the tile pictured here had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected, tests were done for a minimum of 60 seconds):
Iron (Fe): 2,195 +/- 259 ppm
Titanium (Ti): 428 +/- 85 ppm
Please note that new, modern tile is currently NOT REGULATED ...
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#AskTamara: “Are the 3M Lead Check swabs sufficient to test the surfaces of toys? Is it better than nothing?”
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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Caveman Cups Heavy Duty “Extreme Use” Stainless Steel Pint Cups: #Safe! Non-detect for Lead, Cadmium, Mercury & Arsenic
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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Don’t let kids play with vintage Avon pieces. This 1973 Elephant Perfume Pin contains 31,300 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe) and 492 Arsenic.
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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Vintage Fisher Price Doll. Please don’t let your kids play with these dolls. 75 ppm Cadmium (& higher) is illegal in Denmark.
The amount of CADMIUM that is considered toxic (and illegal in Denmark!) in newly manufactured items intended for use by children today, is anything 75 ppm Cadmium or more. Here's a table from a recent (2015) study about toxicants found in vintage plastic toys. If you click on the table it will take ...
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Vintage Fisher Price Doll. Please don’t let your children play with these dolls. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.
The amount of Lead that is considered toxic (and illegal / unsafe) in newly manufactured items intended for use by children today, is anything over 90 ppm Lead in the paint or coating and anything over 100 ppm Lead in the substrate. Here's a table from a recent (2015) study about toxicants found in ...
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Vintage Plastic Fisher Price Doll. Please don’t let your children play with these dolls. 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.
The amount of Lead that is considered toxic (and illegal / unsafe) in newly manufactured items intended for use by children today, is anything over 90 ppm Lead in the paint or coating and anything over 100 ppm Lead in the substrate. Here's a table from a recent (2015) study about toxicants found in ...
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Avi’s 8th Grade Science Class Experiment: “How does the elemental composition of glass marbles affect their color?”
Photos by Avi B. Rubin, age 14
(8th grade science, Sellwood Middle School)
Below each marble image is the full XRF test result for that particular color (& style) marble. These marbles are all from the manufacturer Marble King.
Important points to note:
A Niton XL3T XRF instrument ...
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March 27, 2019 – Wednesday, 1:52 p.m. I just got a response from Tupperware. Click to read full exchange.
August 2019 Update: Given Tupperware's limited response since this issue first came up in March of 2019 (see post below), I have started a Change.org petition asking for a more formal proactive response from the company, click here to sign it.
The image below includes my original ...
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What should I do with my vintage dishes? My dream answer (for some point in the future!) … A giant plastic box.
#AskTamara
Question: What should I do with my vintage dishes?
I will post a more realistic, practical answer to this question shortly... but here is my dream answer:
A giant plexiglass box...
I have a lot of dreams and goals for this unusual (and often surprising, sometimes outright ...
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