November was a great month for TamaraRubin.com! 70,501 unique views... my second best month ever (second only to June 2017 with the #WallMartJellyShoes and #FidgetSpinner chaos, with 71,904 unique views!)
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#LeadFree: Blue Stethoscope
This stethoscope was negative for Mercury (Hg), Lead (Pb), Arsenic (As) and Cadmium (Cd) when tested with an XRF instrument. This appears to be an older model (or perhaps a toy?) There is no brand or maker's mark. All components were tested. I am hoping to be able to test more modern stethoscopes ...
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#Cadmium: Older/Vintage Black Tycos Stethoscope
Vintage Tycos Stethoscope. Tested with an XRF instrument. Year of manufacture is unknown. Tested negative for Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg) and Arsenic (As), but positive for Cadmium (Cd) at 150 +/- 13 ppm on the rubber tubing component. All components tested. Read more about cadmium toxicity ...
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#Cadmium: Small Toy Copper Coffee Pot
This little antique/ vintage toy coffee pot is 999,700 ppm copper on the outside (basically a pure copper exterior), but the inside (which would touch an beverage poured into it by a child is positive for cadmium when tested with an XRF instrument: Cadmium reading: 1,248 +/- 154 ppm. Read more about ...
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#FeedbackRequested: Lead-Lined Walls In A Chiropractor’s Office
This is a post in "The Lead (Pb) Group" on Facebook today. The original poster posting is looking for advice to help her chiropractor so he can continue to safely use this space given the circumstances discussed and pictured below. Please offer advice in the comments on this post so she can share ...
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#Leaded: Clear Glass Water Bottle, Acqua Panna Toscana
Acqua Panna Toscana Italian Glass Water Bottle:
84 +/- 18 ppm Lead (Pb), 15 +/- 7 ppm Cadmium (Cd).
This is considered within the "safe" range for consumer goods. To my knowledge at the time of publishing this post, no one has studied the impact of low-level lead content in beverage ...
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Himalayan Pink Salt lamp: Lead-free [down to single-digit-ppm range]. Himalayan salt: safe for lamps (but not safe in food!).
Originally Published: December 2, 2017
When tested with an XRF instrument, the Himalayan Pink Salt lamp pictured here had the following readings:
Lead (Pb): Non-Detect / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative
Mercury (Hg): Non-Detect / Negative
Arsenic (As): Non-Detect / ...
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#Leaded: Delta Dragons Glass
Dragon Glass: 33,500 ppm lead (Pb), 499 ppm cadmium (Cd), 60 ppm mercury (Hg), & 5,307 ppm chromium (Cr).
Thank you to Stephanie Hastings for donating and supporting this post!
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The total lead content in dishes and items intended for adults (vs. items intended for children) is mostly not ...
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Do plastic Mardi Gras beads have an unsafe levels of Lead and Cadmium?
Purple Plastic Mardi Gras Beads from New Orleans Mardi Gras 2012.
When tested with an XRF instrument the plastic beads pictured had the following toxicant readings:
Lead (Pb): 315 ppm
Cadmium (Cd): 132 ppm
Arsenic (As): Negative/ Non-Detect
Mercury (Hg): Negative/ Non-Detect
For ...
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c. 2014 Littman Nurses’ Stethoscope: 1,828 ppm Lead in the tubing. Why is medical equipment positivie for ANY amount of Lead?
3M Littman Brand Nurse's stethoscope with red tubing:
1,828 ppm lead (What!!!!?) in the red tubing. New item owned by a professional nurse, tested in 2014.
In my personal opinion medical equipment should not test positive for any Lead at all!
The amount of Lead that is considered toxic in an ...
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#Leaded: Vintage Turquoise Butterprint Pyrex Dish
Vintage Pyrex Turquoise Butterprint Dish: 30,600 ppm lead.
c. 1957-1968.
The amount of lead that is considered unsafe for a modern / newly manufactured item intended for children is 90 parts per million (ppm) and higher. Vintage dishware is not regulated at all for total lead content.
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#LeadFree: Glass Starkey Brand Spring Water Bottle
Clear glass spring water bottle, Starkey brand. Tested with an XRF instrument. Non-detect for Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As) and Cadmium (Cd.)
Thanks to Derek Robinson
for donating and supporting this post!
For more #SaferChoices for your family, click here.
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NuSpin Zoomie Straw Cup (sippy cup): Non-Detect for Lead, Mercury & Arsenic. Trace Cadmium in the straw.
When tested with an XRF instrument, this NuSpin Zoomie Straw Cup, purchased new in 2017 had the following readings:
Main plastic body of cup
(including "painted" decorative elements):
Lead (Pb): Non-detect (ND) / Negative
Cadmium (Cd): Non-detect (ND) / Negative
Mercury ...
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#LeadFree: Decorated Metal Chopsticks
Decorated (painted) metal chopsticks. Year unknown. Tested with an XRF instrument. Non-detect for Lead (Pb), Mercury (Hg), Arsenic (As) and Cadmium (Cd.)
It did not come up with an automatic stainless steel reading (meaning it is not a common stainless steel formulation), so to note... it also ...
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