My family received this in the mail yesterday (4/27/2017). It is a political mass mailing about the 2017 Portland Public Schools Bond Measure 26-193, coming up for a vote next month (here in Portland, Oregon - USA.) I will be writing a blog post about my thoughts in response to this bond this ...
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Recent & Important Articles:
My “Top 11” #AdvocacyGoalsRevised
I am really enjoying reading all of the other / alternate memes of 10 that have come up...(based on the "10-concerts" game floating around Facebook right now)...
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Here's my version:
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Top 10+ #LeadPoisoningPrevention Advocacy Goals/ Dreams:
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1. Change the national legislation so ALL SCHOOLS ...
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Facebook Reach (Past 28 days!) #MoreFunFacts
Here's a chart showing the international impact of my Facebook reach for the past 28 days (on just one of my pages)... this is also a super fun set of information! Look at all the countries represented! There are three images below (because I could not capture the full chart in one screenshot) and ...
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Fun with #SiteStats… Do I have an international reach? Why yes!
Today I answered a questionnaire that was sent to lead poisoning prevention advocates around the country. It wanted to know if I had a local, national or international reach. I checked "International" without really thinking about it... because off the top of my head I know I am working with/ ...
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Across Los Angeles, toxic lead harms children in neighborhoods rich and poor
Here is the article that I helped with (behind the scenes) this past month. [I helped connect the journalist with families in Los Angeles whose children had been exposed to lead hazards.] A special thanks to my friends who took the time to chat with the reporter! The more personal stories we share ...
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Are 3M LeadCheck Swabs “Safe”? I saw on the package that they contain LEAD!
Originally published December, 2013
Updated April 2017
I get this question every now and then - so I thought I would post the question and my answer here. I also asked the folks at 3M for their take:
Question:
Hi Tamara,
I read the back of our lead testing kit, and was so disappointed ...
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Lead-Away Sesame Street Video! (+ John Oliver)
Here's the 1996 video from Sesame Street. "Lead Away!"
And here's the wonderful John Oliver piece that referenced it! (From April, 2016) ...
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Vintage Strawberry Shortcake Glasses contain 87,500 ppm Lead — did you have this one?
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 four sons ...
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Green Glass Desk Lamp
Library / desk lamp with green glass: 32,400 ppm lead (in the glass.) Tested with an XRF.
Thoughts: Is this going to harm the owner? Probably not. Can we manufacture lead-free glass for items like this? Absolutely, yes. Is manufacturing items with high lead content harming the environment and ...
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Anchor Clear Glass Loaf Pan
Anchor Ovenware Loaf Pan: no lead – no mercury – no cadmium – no arsenic!
I have these in my home, but this one belongs to my friend Gayle.
Most modern clear glass is lead-free. Click here for more examples of testing of clear glass that I have done.
Tested with an XRF. Apple included ...
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Wilson Tennis Racket
Wilson Tennis Racket: 5,684 ppm lead on handle. Tested with an XRF. Tennis rackets I have tested have gone either way, with some being positive for lead and some being negative. This is particularly concerning because it is the grippy part of the handle that tested positive for lead. These grips ...
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Blue “Cornflower” Design Corningware Baking pan: Lead-Free (but this does not apply to all years of production for this pattern!)
For those new to the Lead Safe Mama 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 ...
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Pampered Chef Baking Tray: 24 ppm Lead (safe by all standards!)
Pampered Chef Baking Tray, c. 2013:
24 ppm Lead when tested with an XRF instrument.
This is considered safe by all standards.
The amount of lead that is regulated and considered unsafe in items manufactured and intended for use by children is anything 90 ppm Lead or higher in the paint ...
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Anthropologie Glass Knob
Anthropologie Glass Cabinet Knob: 23,800 ppm lead (on the metal component.)
Also positive for 118 ppm cadmium.
Gosh! They have a whole section of their website that is just KNOBS! It would be super fun to test all of them!
If you appreciate what I do (XRF testing of consumer goods and ...
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