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!
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Recent & Important Articles:
Q: I’m concerned that the original bathtub that came with my older home might have Lead. What should I do?
Originally Posted June 17, 2014
Updated April 2017
Question from Lucy (Via MisLEAD: America's Secret Epidemic Facebook Page).
QUESTION:
Hi Tamara, We just bought a new house and it has the original bathtub (1956).
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Ball Jar Straws!
Ball Jar Straws: Non-Detect for Lead, Non-Detect for Cadmium, Non-Detect for Arsenic, Non-Detect for Mercury! Overall a great product. If you want to see this on Amazon, click here.
The exact straw I tested is the image at the bottom of this post.
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How you can help – when shopping on Amazon, just as you normally do!
For those who have asked to help support my advocacy work by using shopping links on Amazon... In April if you click first on any of the sidebar ads on any page of my website (TamaraRubin.com) before you start shopping on Amazon, I will earn up to 12% for any purchases made in April - that are also ...
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My friend Carissa wrote a book!
Carissa is my amazing friend – who has (nearly single-handedly) pulled me out of the funk I have been in over the past year (in the chaos following the surprise attack, decimation and near extinguishment of a huge chunk of my life's work - the nonprofit I founded.)
Carissa helped me set myself up ...
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#LeadFree / #LeadSafe Ice Cream Maker
This is the ice-cream maker we have.
We love it! It's so much fun. It was the last present my mother bought the boys before she passed away, so we have had it for a couple of years now and we use it all the time.
It's easy, quick and fun - we experiment with all sorts of natural and organic ...
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My Favorite HEPA-Vac…
Genuine* HEPA-vacs are an important part of managing lead hazards.
I personally love the products made by Dustless Technologies, for several reasons.
Note: Dustless was one of the sponsors of my film; I invited them to sponsor my film because I was (and remain) a huge fan of their pioneering ...
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Axxess+ Brand House Key: 9,441 ppm Lead. For context: 90 ppm Lead (and up) is unsafe for items intended for use by children.
Axxess+ Brand Key: 9,441 ppm lead.
Do not let your children play with your house keys as they are almost always very high lead. You can buy lead-free aluminum and stainless keys as alternatives, but they are not always easy to find (ask your local locksmith!) Here's a link to some ...
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House key with worn pink decoration: 13,200 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe. Don’t let kids (especially babies) play with real keys!
Decorated House Key (paint wearing off): 13,200 ppm lead. The actual key I tested is in the photo at the bottom of this blog post.
Please note: the lead is in the key itself, not in the decorative paint on the outside of the key.
You can buy lead-free aluminum and ...
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#XRFTesting: Mountain Valley Spring Water 5 Gallon Bottle
Mountain Valley Spring Water 5 Gallon Clear Glass Bottle (from their delivery service):
Non-Detect (negative!) for Lead (Pb), Cadmium (Cd), Mercury (Hg) and Arsenic (As)!
I personally do not want jars that are positive for lead at any level, when I can choose lead-free jars and bottles.
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#XRFTesting: Blue Ball Jars!
Newer Blue Glass Ball Jar: 64 ppm Lead. Non-detect for arsenic, mercury, and cadmium.
Most of the colored glass jars I have tested have been positive for Lead to some degree.
This level is considered safe by all standards.
I personally would not want to can in jars that are ...
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#LeadFree: Starbucks Straws!
These straws from Starbucks tested ND (non-detect) for lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic.
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Kombucha Jug, Brown Glass
Brown Glass Kombucha Jug from "Health-Ade Kombucha": 183 ppm lead.
Please read this post for more information about lead found in this type of container.
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Rolex Watch
Rolex Watch: No Lead, No Mercury, No Cadmium, No Arsenic. :-)
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