Oneida Petals bowl: 369 ppm lead (Pb) & 26 ppm cadmium (Cd).
Tested in 2014.
Here's the mug from this pattern on Amazon.
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#LeadFree: Melissa & Doug Wooden Toy Train Set
#LeadFree· Lead Free Toys· Melissa & Doug· Melissa and Doug· Toy· Toy Bus· Toy Car· Toy Train· Toy Trains· Toys· Train· Wood· Wood Toys· Wooden Toys· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
I tested this Melissa & Doug wooden train set back in 2014 and it was non-detect (ND) for lead (Pb) when tested with an XRF instrument!
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All of the Melissa & Doug products that I have tested have been negative for lead. The nice thing ...
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#LeadFree: Sophie The Giraffe Baby Toy
#LeadFree· Baby· Baby Teether· Baby Toys· Lead Free Toys· Lead Safe Toys· Sophie· Sophie The Giraffe· Teething Toy· Toy· Toys· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Sophie the Giraffe baby toy was negative for lead (Pb) when tested with an XRF instrument!
Tested in 2017.
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#LeadFree: Melissa & Doug Fish Colors Puzzle
#LeadFree· China· Lead Free Toys· Made In China· Melissa & Doug· Melissa and Doug· Puzzle· Puzzles· Toy· Toys· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Melissa & Doug, "Crafted by hand" Fish Colors Puzzle. Lead free! (Non-detect for lead as tested with an XRF instrument.) Made in China.
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All of the Melissa & Doug products that I have tested have been negative for lead. The nice thing ...
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#LeadFree: Wiggly Rubber Fishing Lures
Fish· Fishing· Fishing Bait· Fishing Gear· Fishing Lures· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
No Lead, No Mercury & No Arsenic in these wiggly fishing worms/ bait---- but they tested positive for as high as 157 ppm cadmium (Cd), when tested with an XRF instrument. I am quite concerned about cadmium in fishing gear, especially something that might be swallowed by a fish that you might ...
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#Leaded: “Oven Proof” Blue Ceramic Fish Tray
#LeadedChina· #LeadedDishes· Japan· Made In Japan· Oven Proof· Oven-Proof· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Vintage "Oven Proof" Blue Ceramic Fish Tray: 596 ppm lead.
Made in Japan.
Please note: All of the vintage ceramics that I have tested that were marked "Oven Proof" on the back have been positive for high levels of lead. Most have been positive for levels much higher than the level found in this ...
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Study: Remediating Soil Lead with Fish Bones, January 2012
#LeadedSoil· Fish· Fish Bones· NCBI· NIH· PMC· Soil· Soil Remediation· Soil Testing· Soil Toxicity
"Fish bones are made of the phosphate mineral apatite, which readily combines with lead to form pyromorphite, a stable crystalline mineral that can’t be absorbed by the human digestive system.1,2 Now researchers are using fish bones and other phosphate-rich amendments to remediate lead in urban ...
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#Leaded: Vintage MatchBox Car Vinyl Case
Made in Canada· Match Box· MatchBox· Toy· Toy Car· Toy Cars· Toys· Vintage· Vintage Toy· Vintage Toys· Vintage Vinyl· Vinyl· Vinyl Fabric· Vinyl Toys· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Vintage vinyl MatchBox car case. Made in Canada.
Tested positive for as much as 310 ppm lead.
In 2017 the amount of lead that is considered toxic in a modern/newly manufactured item intended for children is 90 ppm lead (or higher) in the coating or 100 ppm (or higher in) the substrate.
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The Home Depot Hammer Rubberized Handle: 6,156 ppm Lead + 163 ppm Cadmium [90 ppm Lead is unsafe for kids.]
Hammer· Home Depot· Home Depot Hammer· Leaded Tools· The Home Depot· Tool· Tools· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
When tested with an XRF instrument the rubberized handle on this The Home Depot brand hammer had the following toxicant readings:
Lead (Pb): 6,156 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 163 ppm
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1945: How to use molten lead to make sure your tool handles stay in place!!!!
Historic Memorabilia· Historical Documents· Popular Mechanics· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
My husband found this gem back in 2012!
...how to use molten lead to make sure your tool handles stay in place!!!!
1945 Popular Mechanics: "Useful Ideas To Save You Money"
Image 2 - page 14 - "Tool Handle Leaded in Place"
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#Leaded: Vintage Tool, Pliers
Vintage tool: 1,221 ppm LEAD.
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in a child's toy is anything 90 ppm lead or higher. Tools are not regulated for lead and often have very high levels of lead.
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Newish Home Depot Six-Inch Adjustable Wrench 2,763 ppm Lead in the rubberized handle [90 ppm is unsafe for kids.]
Adjustable Wrench· Home Depot· The Home Depot· Tool· Tools· Wrench· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Home Depot six-inch adjustable wrench:
2.763 ppm lead (in the rubberized handle).
Matchbox car included for size!
The amount of lead that is considered toxic in an item intended for use by children is anything 90 ppm lead or higher. Tools are not regulated for lead (and not considered items ...
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Newer (c. 2014) Orange Painted Michael Graves Hand Citrus Juicer: 429 ppm Lead
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Newish! (tested in July of 2014) orange painted "Michael Graves" metal hand juicer. Positive for Lead at 429 ppm when tested with an XRF instrument.
Most of the juicers like this that I have tested have been positive for high levels of lead. Click HERE to see a few more examples.
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#LeadFree: HotWheels c. 1988 Toy Ambulance
#LeadFree· 1980s· 1988· Ambulance· Hot Wheels· HotWheels· Made in Malaysia· Malaysia· Mattel· Toy· Toy Car· Toy Cars· Toy Truck· Toys· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
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#HotWheels
#Mattel
Made in Malaysia
c. 1988.
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This toy belongs to my family. ALL of our toy cars were acquired after our house-fire in 2002... so year stamped on the bottom of the toy MAY be the "original production year" and not the "year of manufacture." ...
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