Originally posted, November 19, 2017
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Measuring Tape - Soft Plastic, Made in China.
When tested with a Niton XRF instrument it was positive for Lead with the following reading: 19,900 parts per million (ppm).
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Tape Measures: Contractor Grade — is your measuring tape Lead-free?
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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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Vintage (1980s?) Fisher Price sorting toy for infants and toddlers
Introduction (for those new to this website):
Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF ...
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Vintage 1970s Fisher Price School Bus Toy: 90 ppm Lead
Vintage 1975-1978 Fisher Price Bus, mostly lead-free! Bus eyeballs: 35 ppm lead, red wheels, 90 ppm lead (hazard level is 90+ ppm) I would call this one "safe"!
With these vintage Fisher Price toys this is the exception when it comes to lead (most have at least one component that is high in ...
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#LeadFree: Vintage Fisher Price Family Play Farm Set – Barn
Regarding the items shown in the photo below:
Fisher Price Family Play Farm Barn: Non-Detect" for Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg) & Arsenic (As) when tested with an XRF instrument. All components tested.
Fisher Price Green & White Toy Car: Also ND for Pb, Cd, Hg & As for ...
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Vintage Fisher Price Plastic Toy Syringe: 6,331 ppm Lead. 90 ppm Lead (& up) in consumer goods is unsafe for kids.
Vintage Fisher Price Toy Syringe: 6,331 ppm Lead!
When tested with an XRF instrument the vintage Fisher Price plastic toy syringe shown here was positive for 6,331 ppm Lead.
How much Lead is too much Lead in a toy?
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Vintage Lite-Brite, c. 1970s: 21,900 ppm Lead
When tested with an XRF instrument, the electrical cord on the vintage (c. 1970s) Lite-Brite pictured here was positive for 21,900 parts per million (ppm) Lead. [The hard plastic in the unit itself was negative for lead.]
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The amount of lead that is considered unsafe in modern / newly ...
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Vintage Purse (c. 1960s?): 6,060 ppm Lead. 90 ppm and up is unsafe for kids. Do your kids play with vintage purses?
Vintage purse, apprx. 6,060 ppm lead. Purses are not regulated for the presence of toxic chemicals (including lead.) Period. The amount of lead that is considered unsafe for a child (in consumer goods) is 90 ppm lead.
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Vintage Fisher Price Parking Garage: 1,538 ppm Lead in the yellow plastic. 422 in the white. 90 ppm & up is unsafe for kids.
Test results for vintage Fisher Price Parking Garage:
yellow plastic--- 1,538 ppm lead
white plastic 422 ppm lead
#sigh.
The amount of lead that is considered safe in a new/modern item intended for children is below 100 ppm in the substrate and below 90 ppm in the paint or coating.
TIP: ...
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Vintage Fisher Price Little People
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Little People, Vintage: as high as 1,466 ppm lead
Both the plastic substrate and painted faces contain unsafe levels of lead. With these little guys that is a big problem, because children ALWAYS seem to pop them in their mouths! And the ...
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Did Toxic Rum Kill These 19th Century British Soldiers
Original Article Published in Forbes
May 11, 2016
"During the French Revolutionary Wars in the late 18th century, the British military was deployed to take over French possessions in the West Indies, and another West Indies campaign from 1804-1810 during the Napoleonic Wars saw the British ...
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A pill to “cure” lead poisoning?
Interesting article and development (linked below), please do click through and give it a read! I agree with the critics quoted who have concerns about the practical limits of the possible ameliorative potential of this "pill."
My son Avi was just 7 months old when he was poisoned, and his brain ...
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Reuters Article: Despite Progress, Lead Hazards Vex New York
Read carefully and you might see my name - lol! Thanks for the mention Josh!
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New feature: “Contractor’s Corner” guest posts
November 14, 2017
We're starting a new thing ... a "Contractor's Corner" - a forum for the genuinely committed professionals and pioneers in the construction, renovation, rehab and remediation trades to discuss the evolving art and science of effective lead-hazard remediation / lead poisoning ...
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