#AskTamara
Question: Could a vintage leaded brass mouthpiece cause (or contribute to) kidney failure in a professional trumpet player?
Answer: Maybe.
The vintage (c. 1980s or earlier) trumpet mouthpiece shown here tested positive for a relatively high level of lead for leaded brass ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
Should I be worried about the possibility of lead in the sandbox toys at my child’s school? [Vintage toy dinosaur pictured: 8,000 ppm Lead].
Introduction:
Tamara Rubin is a Federal award winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and childhood Lead poisoning prevention. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009, and was the parent-advocate responsible ...
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XRF Test Results For Cardew Design Made in China (Designed In England) Wizard of Oz Commemorative Mug Set
Below are the XRF readings for this commemorative Wizard of Oz mug set.
This set is from Cardew Design North America Inc and was made in 2011 (after the CPSC regulation limiting the amount of lead in items made for use by and marketed to children!)
While the company might argue that this is not an ...
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Join the sisterhood – be among the *very first* to get one of our new #LeadSafeMama T-shirts!
Hi all! My friend Nicole has an Etsy store, and (with a little design partnership from my friend Janelle) Nicole is creating these custom-made #LeadSafeMama t-shirts for you!
Click this link to get yours today!
With the #LeadSafeMama hashtag you are NOT advertising any company or product, but ...
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Anne Stokes Fairy Scroll Print, c. 2010
XRF Test results for the piece of artwork depicted below.
The "Painting" part of the print:
I am sharing two sets of readings here. Given the different colors in the painting, readings vary across the whole piece but all fell within the range of the two samples shown below.
In general ...
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#Recall: Lead Paint Recall, August 30, 2018 – Rust-Oleum Countertop Coating in Black Satin
Below is the text from Rust-Oleum's website regarding the recall:
Recall Date: August 30, 2018
Recall Number: 18-DFC
Rust-Oleum Recalls Countertop Coating Due to Violation of Federal Lead Paint Ban
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Rust-Oleum black satin countertop ...
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Hape Wooden Railway Kid’s Xylophone Melody Track
When I coordinate XRF testing of consumer goods for my friends and followers I ask them to send me a box with one complex item and up to nine simple items. I usually test these ten personal items for people in thanks for their $150 contribution that helps to cover the costs of the XRF testing (which ...
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Glass Picture With Metal Frame, year unknown – maker unknown
Below are the XRF test results for this item. I don't have age or maker of the item but if you have something like this it might be an indicator of how yours might test.
Metal Frame:
Lead (Pb): ND / non-detect
Arsenic (As): ND / non-detect
Mercury (Hg): ND / non-detect
Cadmium ...
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#AskTamara: Do “Mermaid” Reversible Sequin Things Have Unsafe Levels of Lead?
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Question: Do "mermaid" reversible sequin things have unsafe levels of Lead?
Answer: Please read my full response below to see the XRF test results for one example of this type of item.
My young son is currently invested in pink, purple and sparkles; anything that is pink or ...
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#AskTamara: Does my scary zombie Halloween mask have unsafe levels of Lead?
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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#AskTamara: Do modern Halloween masks have Lead? Does my Halloween gorilla mask have any toxic chemicals?
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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An Interesting Article About Vintage / Historic Fiestaware Toxicity
From the article linked below (Source ORAU.org):
"The accompanying photo shows two pieces of Fiestaware produced by the Homer Laughlin Company of West Virginia: a Fiesta red saucer and an ivory bowl. In each case, uranium was used to provide the color of the glaze. Although the radioactivity of ...
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Click to read the full XRF test results for Stockmar beeswax crayons (testing for Lead, Cadmium, Arsenic, etc.)
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Question: Do Stockmar beeswax crayons have lead (Pb)?
Answer: Below is a full summary of the specific XRF Test Results for a newly purchased set of Stockmar Wachsmalblöcke Wax Block Beeswax Crayons (purchased in August of 2018 off of Amazon.com) This is new-in-box ...
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#LeadSafeMama Social Media Stats Update: September 1, 2018
Ok! Last one for today! For those who get all my posts via e-mail, thanks for bearing with me today. Every now and then I like to publish all of these numbers to help keep me focused on why I am doing this, the number of people that are getting this message and how far and wide it is spreading. ...
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