Not to take away from the serious issue of having found lead in a child's toy (this is a real problem and it shouldn't be happening)... but... we are laughing so hard we are practically wetting our pants over here reading the increasingly dramatic headlines on these articles about the work Carissa ...
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#FidgetSpinnerArticle #2: DEADLY
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Not to take away from the serious issue of having found lead in a child's toy (this is a real problem and it shouldn't be happening)... but... we are laughing so hard we are practically wetting our pants over here reading the increasingly dramatic headlines on these articles about the work Carissa ...
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#FidgetSpinnerArticle #1: DANGEROUS
#FidgetSpinner· #FidgetSpinners· Fidget Article· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Not to take away from the serious issue of having found lead in a child's toy (this is a real problem and it shouldn't be happening)... but... we are laughing so hard we are practically wetting our pants over here reading the increasingly dramatic headlines on these articles about the work Carissa ...
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More Leaded Fidget Spinners! Episode 3 (Video)
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This $31.00 "fidget spinner" tested positive for lead at 42,800 ppm! It also tested positive with a LeadCheck swab (meaning the lead can easily rub off on the fingers of the user.) The hazard level for lead in an item intended for children is 90 ppm lead. The video below shows 6 fidgets and ...
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A Whole Lotta Lead In Fidget Spinners! Episode 2 (Video)
#FidgetSpinners· Fidget· Fidget Spinner· Fidget Spinners· Fidget Video· LeadCheck· LeadCheck Swabs· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Please watch this video... I took apart a fidget spinner (one with L.E.D. flashing lights) and tested all the pieces in a couple of different ways... and found both high levels of lead and high levels of mercury! The lead level was as much as 19,000+ ppm lead, and the mercury level in the base of ...
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The First Three Fidget Spinners…. Episode 1 (Video!)
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So!...
I made an announcement to my friends on Facebook that I wanted to use an XRF instrument to test some examples of the current hottest-toy-on-the-market - "fidget spinners" - for lead.
My friend Johna in Oklahoma was so lovely to send me a handful of them and I tested them as soon as my ...
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You tested my soil, what do the results mean? How do I interpret the data? Is my soil safe?
#Gardening· Environmental Protection Agency· EPA· EPA Lead Regulations· EPA RRP· Gardening· Gardening With Lead· Gardens· Landlord Tenant Regulations· Lead Safe Work Practices· Soil· Soil Testing· Soil Toxicity· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Click here to read my post about soil testing.
You may hear "experts" say that all soil has some amount of lead in it today, in the post-industrial revolution modern era. This is simply not true.
I have personally tested countless soil samples from around the country that were ...
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Magellan’s Public Statement, May 26, 2017
Blood Lead Level Testing· Blood Lead Levels· Blood Lead Test· Blood Lead Test Results· Blood Lead Testing· LeadCare II· LeadCare2· Magellan
Magellan's public statement from May 26, 2017:
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Follow up on Magellan & Blood Lead Testing Instrumentation Concerns
Dear friends,
Below is my promised follow up on the current concern about Magellan blood lead analyzers (a concern that is again today being plastered all over the news as a result of this week's press releases from and involving the CDC and FDA)...
What I have to say (and what needs to be ...
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Soil Testing Using an XRF: Send Lead Safe Mama soil samples to have them tested for Lead.
EPA· EPA Lead Regulations· EPA RRP· Gardening· Gardens· Lead Free Gardening· Lead Safe Work Practices· Lead Testing· Soil· Soil Testing· XRF Testing· XRFTesting
Originally posted: May 25, 2017
Updated: January 1, 2024
PLEASE NOTE: We currently have a 6 to 8 week turn around for reporting soil sample test results (for soil samples sent in by readers) in most cases. We may have urgent testing available (for a higher fee, see below) but this is not always ...
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Public Statement From Magellan/ LeadCare2
I know the people at Magellan Diagnostics personally. They are a revolutionary company that has pioneered amazing technology for performing fast and efficient screening tests for lead (for humans and endangered wildlife!) in real-time (results in three minutes) in the field. Their technology is ...
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My Clorox Wipes Video or “How to clean up Lead dust.” – A short video by Lead Safe Mama, Tamara Rubin.
This post and video were originally published in November of 2014.
This is the technique we used to clean up Lead dust in our home after our children were poisoned back in 2005. We know for sure this works because we had dust wipe samples (tests to determine Lead-levels in dust) taken both BEFORE ...
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Amazon Affiliate Update, May 2017
This post is an update on how much I've earned as an Amazon affiliate - thanks to all of you!
Please keep clicking on my links before you start your shopping and Amazon will put a referral cookie in your browser so I will get a percentage of whatever you purchase, at no extra cost to you! ...
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Necklaces, Necklaces, Necklaces (1 in 3)
#1in3· 1 in 3· Fundraiser· Necklace· Necklaces· One in Three· Sterling
Originally Posted May 15, 2017
Hello friends!
Thank you so much to those of you who already bought a "1 in 3" lead poisoning prevention advocacy necklace!
Here's my original post about the necklaces from 2012 if you have not read it yet.
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