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How many items can you test with an XRF instrument in one hour?
Question: How many items can you test in an hour?
As a preface, it is very important to state that the testing I do at events (or sometimes in one-on-one consultations) is quite different in scope than the testing that I do in conjunction with the results I report on my ...
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New post / New Video: Testing a section of ducting (inside the wall in a home) for Lead. [Lead testing on Zinc items]
Details and additional links below the video:
Testing a section of ducting (inside the wall in a home) for Lead
This video is the third in a series of three videos tonight showing test results using LeadCheck® swabs on Zinc substrates [substrates previously tested using XRF technology — so ...
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New post / New Video: Testing a metal Ikea planter for Lead [Lead testing on Zinc items]
Details and additional links below the video:
Testing a metal Ikea planter for Lead
This video is the second in a series of three videos tonight showing test results using LeadCheck® swabs on Zinc substrates [substrates previously tested using XRF technology — so with known/quantified ...
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Trying to figure this month out! Last year April tanked with CoViD-19 & I don’t want that to happen again.
April 13, 2021 - Tuesday
In coloring the graph above I was looking for patterns... trying to figure out if April 2021 is destined to tank like April 2020 did (for LeadSafeMama.com).
If you are a regular reader you know that the reach and impact of the Lead Safe Mama website is critical to both ...
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New post / New Video: Testing a Beyblade for Lead [Lead testing on Zinc items]
Details and additional links below the video:
Testing a Beyblade for Lead
This video is the first in a series of three videos tonight showing test results using LeadCheck® swabs on Zinc substrates [substrates previously tested using XRF technology — so with known/quantified elemental ...
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New Video: Testing stained glass decor for Lead using XRF testing and chemical agent testing.
New Video! Testing stained glass for Lead!
Stained glass decorative items (or decorative elements installed in a home - like windows and doors) can present a significant Lead hazard to children in the home. Please watch this video to learn more! Some links are below:
#1) LeadCheck ...
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Please follow Lead Safe Mama on YouTube if you have not yet! Thank you.
Please subscribe to the Lead Safe Mama YouTube channel if you have not yet. I am about to post a new video... testing stained glass for Lead: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu_5hgOXzK-qJYEE9xx7Bhw ...
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A very close friend of my boys is graduating from Berklee & could use your support for his senior recital!
Graduating during a pandemic...
OK MAMAS (& Pops too!) I need your help! This kiddo is like family to my boys. The very first time I met him I felt like I was meeting my 5th son. He has been singing with my sons Colescott Rubin and A.J. Rubin for years now and they are all close friends. ...
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NEW VIDEO: Testing “Lead Free” Mexican Pottery For Lead (guess what… NOT Lead Free!)
Friday: April 9, 2021
New Video (scroll to bottom of post):
As anticipated - the appetizer dish set in this video tested positive for Lead [at extremely high levels] using XRF technology, yet did not result in a definitive positive test result for Lead using a Lead Check® chemical reagent ...
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Marketed as Lead-Free but painted with Lead Paint: Tea Bloom Glass Teapot, Made in China (video)
New YouTube Video Tonight
4/8/2021 - Thursday
Video is at the bottom of the page. Turn up your volume because sound is pretty LOW on this video. Thanks!
I will be writing a blog post with the full XRF test results for the teapot discussed in this short video (below) in the coming days. ...
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Is your grandmother’s sewing machine dangerous? 1948 Singer Sewing Machine in Table: 6,238 ppm Lead (in the gold paint).
Here's a photo of my son wearing his first sewing project that he made on his "new-to-him" vintage sewing machine this past week! It's a hat (for clowning and unicycling while busking in Boston!)
Some personal background here — I actually have quite a bit ...
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Do L.O.L. Surprise! dolls have Lead or other heavy metals?
Saturday - April 3, 2021
Why the concern for toxicants (heavy metals) in L.O.L. Surprise dolls?
A parent in the Lead Safe Mama Facebook Group "Lead Poisoning Prevention with Lead Safe Mama" brought up the concern for the suspected presence of Lead in L.O.L. Surprise dolls. After her child's ...
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March 2021 final Lead Safe Mama numbers: #9 (in the top 10) to date! 252,302 page views
March 30, 2021- Tuesday
Thanks friends for helping March 2021 to recover (especially compared to March 2020!)
Remember the goal is to reach a consistent 600,000 page views each month (7,200,000 page views each year) for this work to be fully self-sustaining (for all the costs of the work to be ...
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