When I was visiting New Orleans in May of 2014, I tested this blue and white glazed "Made in Mexico" ceramic plate with an XRF instrument, and it had the following reading:
Lead (Pb): 95,000 ppm
95,000 ppm Lead is the same as 9.5% Lead in the glaze.
For context, the amount of Lead that is ...
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Winnie The Pooh (c. 2000) Disney Baby Cup: 26,700 ppm Lead [Over 90 ppm Lead is unsafe for use by kids.]
When tested with an XRF instrument (with each test done for a minimum of 60 seconds) this small ceramic Winnie-the-Pooh baby cup (purchased new c. 2000) had the following readings (metals not listed were not detected.)
Outside of Cup:
Lead (Pb): 26,700 +/- 700 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 95 +/- 14 ...
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Home Depot Purchased Orange Extension Cord: 3,494 ppm Arsenic + 50 ppm Lead + 4,113 ppm Antimony
This orange contractor grade extension cord was purchased in a Home Depot store circa 2000.
When tested with an XRF instrument this extension cord had the following readings - on the orange part of the cord - (testing done for a minimum of 60 seconds, test results are replicable).
Lead (Pb): ...
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Natural Chelation: Food Based Interventions & Why I (Personally) Don’t Use Supplements. Also: Can you remove lead from the body?
Published: February 6, 2019
Edited Only Slightly: September 21, 2024
Below is an e-mail I sent to a family
that I recently had a home visit with.
When we met you asked about ways to get the lead out of blood (and out of the body) if kiddos test positive.
In my documentary film's ...
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Arsenic “Name Your Poison” Vintage Barware Glass: 96,700 ppm Lead & 2,378 ppm Cadmium. My uncle had these!
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New (2019) Wild Dining “JustMustard” Brand Larry Lion Plate: 34,300 ppm Lead [90 ppm is unsafe for kids]
Here's a link to this product on Amazon.*
When tested with an XRF instrument this Lion "Wild Dining" plate by JustMustard.com had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 34,300 +/- 1,000 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 450 +/- 31 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 1,302 +/- 459 ppm
The amount of Lead that is considered ...
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New Wild Dining “JustMustard” Brand Patricia Panda Plate: 28,800 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
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When tested with an XRF instrument this Panda "Wild Dining" plate by JustMustard.com had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 28,800 +/- 700 ppm
Antimony (Sb): 94 +/- 26 ppm
The amount of Lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured item ...
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New Wild Dining “JustMustard” Brand Gorilla Plate: 22,600 +/- 600 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
Here's a link to this product on Amazon.*
When tested with an XRF instrument this Gorilla "Wild Dining" plate by JustMustard.com had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 22,600 +/- 600 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 4,344 +/- 561 ppm
The amount of Lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured ...
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New Wild Dining “JustMustard” Brand Giraffe Plate: 16,400 +/- 400 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
Here's a link to this product on Amazon.*
When tested with an XRF instrument this Giraffe "Wild Dining" plate by JustMustard.com had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): 16,400 +/- 400 ppm
Chromium (Cr): 1,444 +/- 418 ppm
The amount of Lead that is considered toxic in a newly manufactured ...
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