To the reporter who interviewed me for an article today:
Your question was, "Why aren’t children getting tested (given the pervasiveness of lead exposure)?" I gave you some short answers in our call— but here’s my longer answer.
"Why aren’t children getting tested for Lead?"
Answer: ...
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51! The atomic number for Antimony. This post has all the reasons my kids think 51 is a good number to celebrate!
Happy Birthday To Me!
My kids are kind of "fact geeks" so they have each (separately) been sharing with me all the "51" facts they can think about and find (for my birthday today).
Colescott - age 24
- reasons 51 is an important year
"Mom, I consider you at least a 51% contributor ...
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Tomorrow is my birthday and I am depressed as F! Do you want to cheer me up? Here are some ideas…
Thursday - November 19, 2020
Hello! Tomorrow is my 51st birthday. Frankly I'm not doing so great (emotionally!) As most mothers home with disabled kids 24/7 will tell you - the pandemic is wearing on me.
Mostly it is super frustrating being 100% (24/7) responsible for my disabled ...
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Hello! I’m here to ruin Christmas for you! Do you know how toxic your Christmas decorations are?
Introduction to Tamara (for those new to the site!)
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her four sons are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention ...
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In Dec. 2019 I earned $16,054.63 from advertising, making it possible to pay the forensic bookkeepers for my legal battle.
I am writing this post to my regular readers (& friends!) to share with them the difference they can make by simply sharing my posts.
December each year stands out as an anomaly in the blogging world; advertisers pay top dollar to get impressions on websites, trying to sell stuff to readers. If ...
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How to remove Lead paint from antique doors and windows for decor purposes.
Introduction to Tamara (for those new to the site!)
Tamara Rubin lives in Portland, Oregon and is a child health advocate, author, documentary filmmaker, and mother of four sons. Her four sons are now 24, 18, 15, and 12. She has won multiple national awards for her Lead-poisoning prevention ...
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Today LeadSafeMama.com will pass 7.8 million all-time views. 3.5 million of those views have been in the past 12 months!
Thank you for supporting the work of Lead Safe Mama by reading and sharing the posts on this blog! Together we are making a difference around the world - protecting children everywhere from being poisoned by Lead in their homes, schools and communities. ...
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Ten Minutes With Tamara: Guest Carissa B. from Oregon – October 27, 2020
Additional information can be found below the video! If you have trouble viewing this video below you can also see it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dwj19j0sKYo
Carissa's website (a great source for creative [& non-toxic!] craft and project ideas to do during the pandemic!): ...
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Ten Minutes With Tamara: Guest Avi Rubin from Portland, Oregon – November 1, 2020
Additional information can be found below the video! If you have trouble viewing this video below you can also see it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0TZcWFD0Qj4
Learn More at: https://tamararubin.com/category/tenminuteswithtamara/
The Lead (Pb) Group on Facebook can be ...
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#TeamWork! Mighty Nest is offering full refunds if you bought (Lead-containing) Paulie Jars from them!
November 2, 2020 - Monday
This is the fourth post in a series of posts about this situation (The discovery of Lead in Paulie Jars sold by Mighty Nest as "Lead Free")
So far there are three additional posts up related to this product, and I will update this list as additional posts are ...
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Good news for carnival glass fans! Vintage orange carnival glass sauce boat: non-detect for Lead!
Some good news for carnival glass fans!
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage orange carnival glass (pressed glass) sauce boat pictured here had the following readings:
Iron (Fe): 2,726 +/- 237 ppm
No other metals detected on the food surface!
Bottom of glass tested negative for ...
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Anchor Hocking royal ruby red pressed bubble glass tea cup: Lead-free, 24 ppm Cadmium (safe by all standards.)
Vintage Red Glass Anchor Hocking Cup
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage red Anchor Hocking punch glass pictured here had the following readings.
Cadmium (Cd): 24 +/- 5 ppm
Bismuth (Bi): 37 +/- 9 ppm
Tin (Sn): 873 +/- 28 ppm
Copper (Cu): 574 +/- 50 ppm
Indium (In): 36 ...
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Vintage glass vase: 4,420 ppm Cadmium (Cd causes cancer, but I am not too concerned to find it in a vase.)
Vintage Red Blown Glass Vase
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage red glass vase pictured here had the following readings.
Cadmium (Cd): 4,420 +/- 197 ppm
Barium (Ba): 452 +/- 59 ppm
Silver (Ag): 40 +/- 9 ppm
Palladium (Pd): 14 +/- 7 ppm
Platinum (Pt): 777 +/- 212 ppm ...
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Vintage International China Statastone Verte Pattern Large Dish: 8,186 ppm Lead on the food surface.
This is a larger dish that matches the smaller dish posted on the blog recently.
XRF reading on food surface of dish (white glaze area):
60-second reading
Lead (Pb): 171 +/- 25 ppm
Barium (Ba): 331 +/- 57
Zirconium (Zr): 27,100 +/- 800 ppm
Platinum (Pt): 801 +/- 155 ppm
Zinc (Zn): ...
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