387,200 parts per million lead (leaded crystal ring stand.)
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Gold wedding set (c. 2016): 5,527 ppm Mercury, 1,214 ppm Arsenic (+ Gold, Silver, Titanium & Copper).
Originally written January 14, 2017
Updated (extensively!) February 17, 2020
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#LeadFreeChoices: Spanish Earrings
Earrings from Spain - no lead!
"Toledo" style jewelry.
Non-detect for lead with an XRF Instrument.
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#LeadedJewelry: Crystal Earring
Costume Jewelry Earring: 330,100 ppm lead.
Jewelry intended for adults is not regulated for total lead content.
Items intended for children are regulated by law to be 90 ppm lead or lower. ...Not 9,000 ppm lead, and definitely not 90,000 ppm lead +++
Who's to say that these aren't given to a ...
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#LeadFreeChoices: Sterling Earrings
Sterling silver earrings: 943,800 parts per million silver!
From Bosnia. No Lead.
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#LeadedJewelry: Handmade Ceramic Earrings
Glazed ceramic earrings: 87,800 ppm lead!
Jewelry intended for adults is not regulated for total lead content.
Items intended for children are regulated by law to be 90 ppm lead or lower. ...Not 9,000 ppm lead, and definitely not 90,000 ppm lead +++
Who's to say that these ...
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#LeadedJewelry: Blue Crystal Earrings
Earring: 108,300 ppm lead (leaded crystal).
Jewelry intended for adults is not regulated for total lead content.
Items intended for children are regulated by law to be 90 ppm lead or lower. ...Not 9,000 ppm lead, and definitely not 90,000 ppm lead +++
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#SaferChoices: How to choose jewelry that is Lead-free, Cadmium-free & otherwise safe from a toxicant perspective
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2003 Gold Balfour “Class Ring”: 9,927 ppm Lead (90 is unsafe). It also tested positive for Lead with a home test kit.
Can gold rings have Lead?
—The answer is, “yes!"
When tested with a a high-precision XRF instrument (in “Consumer Goods Mode”), this 2003 graduating class ring [from Texas A&M University] had the following readings:
9,927 ppm Lead
417,000 ppm Gold
Update: I just learned ...
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Lia Sophia Bracelet: More than 500,000 ppm Lead
The Lia Sophia bracelet pictured here was positive for Lead at more than 500,000 parts per million in the crystals on the front when tested with an XRF instrument. That is 50% Lead.
Sorry I did not take a photo of the front of this bracelet when I tested it. I was actually in an interview ...
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#LeadedJewelry: Vintage Crystal Bracelet
Costume Jewelry bracelet: >100,000 ppm lead, leaded crystal.
Tested with an XRF.
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#LeadedJewelry: Sparkly Headband
Sparkly child's headband - sparkles: 419 ppm lead, jingle bell: no lead!
Tested with an XRF.
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#SaferChoices: I avoid all sparkles (in jewelry and art projects) unless I have tested them myself. The potential for them being leaded (and also then being ingested or inhaled accidentally) is ...
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Jingle bell bracelet (no mark or maker): 889 ppm Lead. 90 ppm is unsafe for kids. Stick with sterling silver if you can.
Originally posted: January 14, 2017
Updated: December 25, 2019
Jingle bell bracelet: 889 ppm Lead.
(otherwise mostly zinc, copper and nickel.)
Tested with an XRF instrument.
The amount of Lead in jewelry marketed and sold as intended for use by adults is not regulated. Kids' items are ...
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#LeadedJewelry: India
Jewelry from India: 335,500 parts per million lead!!!
Tested with an XRF
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