XRF Test results for ALPS Mountaineering King Kong chair (blue – purchased at REI, Summer 2022)
October 3, 2022- Monday XRF test results for the chair pictured are below. Here’s an Amazon Affiliate link for this chair: https://amzn.to/3yc7Z4a [Note: these normally can be found for a better price at REI!] I’m a BIG girl, and need a BIG CHAIR! I currently weigh 250 lbs. Many years ago, my husband bought me…
Pottery Barn 2022 tall textured clear glass from their Hammered Handcrafted Glassware Collection. Sold as “Lead-free” & positive for 94 ppm Lead.
October 3, 2022 – Monday This is a glass purchased at Pottery Barn in 2022. It did test positive for trace levels of Antimony and Lead. Here’s the direct link to this glass on Pottery Barn’s website. In general, I do not like the company Pottery Barn – as they have a history of producing toxic…
Dr. John Salerno & Tamara(& Len) Rubin discuss Tamara’s heavy metal test results (audio recording.)
October 2, 2022 – Sunday Listen to my conversation with Dr. John Salerno below – reviewing the heavy metal testing he did for me (via a urine test) in June of this year. For additional information about this, check out the links below the video / audio recording. The recording is about 16 minutes long…
XRF test results for matyz brand wide neck glass breast milk storage bottle
Published: October 1, 2022 Quick Summary: Trace Cadmium and Antimony were found in the unpainted glass of this product (see “Reading #1” below). The elements of the bottle that tested positive for trace Cadmium and Antimony were the thicker glass edges of the bottle – as we always try to do a reading on the…
Total Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate and advertising income — all years to date
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 were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe…
$2,369.21 has been earned so far this month via your clicks on Lead Safe Mama Amazon links – Thank you! Click through to see Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s Amazon Affiliate income history for all years.
September 30, 2022 – Friday Thank you! Your clicks on the Lead Safe Mama Amazon affiliate links have earned Lead Safe Mama, LLC $2,369.21 so far this month (September 2022) with one day still left to go! To see the entire history of Lead Safe Mama, LLC Amazon affiliate income earnings (since we started as an Amazon Associate…
$3,191.39 – Thank you! Click through to see Lead Safe Mama, LLC’s Share-A-Sale affiliate income history from all years.
Thank you! Your clicks on the Lead Safe Mama, LLC affiliate links for Naturepedic and Solidteknics have earned us $3,191.39 so far this month (September 2022) alone (with one day still left to go!) To see the entire history of Lead Safe Mama, LLC Share-A-Sale-linked affiliate income earnings (since we started as a Share-A-Sale affiliate),…
Another September 2022 Milestone: Best September Ever!
Tuesday – September 27, 2022 Another quick note (in an otherwise overly busy day) just to mark meeting the milestone of #BestSeptemberEver here at LeadSafeMama.com – for the reach and impact of this work (and there’s still more than three full days left in the month!) Unless something miraculous happens September 2022 is not going…
Lead Safe Mama Newsletter, September 23, 2022: Top Brands of Pots and Pans to AVOID! Plus my favorite alternatives
September 23, 2022 — Friday Coming to you today (again) from Orange County, California! Hello all! Since there are so many folks who are new here on the Lead Safe Mama e-mail newsletter I thought it would be a good time to highlight some of my “Top Brands to Avoid” (for pots and pans). If you…
So… this happened this morning….
Tuesday – September 20, 2022 Hey friends! I am on a flight to Southern California right now so just want to keep this brief, but also wanted to make sure to take a moment to mark this milestone. This morning LeadSafeMama.com passed 15,000,000 unique all-time page views! Here’s to looking forward to a time when…
XRF Test Results for Natural Rubber “Tire-Free” Playground Mulch (Tinted) RainbowMulch.com.
Reading #1) Turquoise Colored Crumbles Copper (Cu): 149 +/- 32 ppm Zinc (Zn): 11,800 +/- 300 ppm Bromine (Br): 4 +/- 2 ppm Niobium (Nb): 210 +/- 19 ppm Indium (In): 13 +/- 7 ppm Iron (Fe): 1,807 +/- 165 ppm No other metals detected in consumer goods mode. Reading #2) Blue Colored Crumbles Cadmium…
XRF test results for antique bakelite dice
Lead (Pb): 13 +/- 5 ppm Tin (Sn): 34 +/- 23 ppm Copper (Cu): 68 +/- 13 ppm Zinc (Zn): 20 +/- 8 ppm Iron (Fe): 176 +/- 35 ppm No other metals detected in consumer goods mode. For those new to this website Background updated September 2022: Tamara Rubin is a Federal-award-winning independent…
Test results for “Matte Black” finished metal Liberty brand cabinet knob / “Bar Knob” purchased summer 2022 at Home Depot
Reading #1) Test on the Knob Lead (Pb): 192 +/- 28 ppm Tin (Sn): 100 +/- 16 ppm Barium (Ba): 3,568 +/- 160 ppm Chromium (Cr): 2,371 +/- 733 ppm Copper (Cu): 5,991 +/- 286 ppm Zinc (Zn): 3,831 +/- 184 ppm Manganese (Mn): 3,471 +/- 459 ppm Titanium (Ti): 123,900 +/- 4,300 ppm Zirconium…
Royal Doulton Galaxy Saucer with blue floral design (c. 1960-1974): 45,000 ppm Lead on the food surface.
Reading #1) Center of food surface of dish (white) Lead (Pb): 37,800 +/- 1,100 ppm Barium (Ba): 100 +/- 63 ppm Zinc (Zn): 50 +/- 25 ppm Iron (Fe): 792 +/- 177 ppm No other metals detected Reading #2) Blue floral decoration Lead (Pb): 45,000 +/- 1,300 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 26 +/- 11 ppm Chromium…
Soil Samples Sent In from Miami, Florida (2022)
Soil Test Results For Three Samples Sent in by a family in Miami, Florida Link with details help interpret these results. Link with info for sending in soil samples All of the soil related posts and articles here on the website Sample #1) Front of the House Lead (Pb): 39 +/- 12 ppm Copper (Cu): 50 +/-…
This is NOT the first #GreenSprouts baby product that has tested positive for unsafe levels of Lead. #RepeatOffender
For those new to this 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 sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Since 2009, Tamara has been using XRF technology (a scientific method used…
Cream colored colored Corelle with white and blue floral pattern: 16,300 ppm Lead on the food surface of the dish.
Published: Sunday – September 18, 2022 XRF Test Results for the Dish Pictured Reading #1) plain undecorated center of dish Lead (Pb): 51 +/- 11 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Tin (Sn): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-detect Nickel (Ni): 175 +/- 58 ppm Zirconium (Zr):…
XRF Test Results for Mikasa Intaglio “Nature’s Song” China – Made in Malaysia: 17,500 ppm Lead on the food surface of the leaf design.
Published: September 18, 2022 XRF Test Results For The Dish Pictured Reading #1) Center of the food surface of the dish: Lead (Pb): 72 +/- 20 ppm [Safe by all standards.] Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Bromine (Br): non-detect Arsenic (As): non-detect Selenium (Se): non-detect Barium (Ba): 3,760 +/-171 ppm Chromium (Cr): 1,088 +/-…
All the Leaded things we found when we visited a Montessori kindergarten classroom…
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 were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005). Tamara owns and runs Lead Safe Mama, LLC…
Lead Safe Mama Newsletter, September 13, 2022: I’m finally back in Portland! Click through to see where my travels will take me next
September 13, 2022 — Tuesday Coming to you today from Portland, Oregon! (Finally!) Hello all! Well! The past 8 days have been quite an adventure! We drove from Athens, Georgia to Atlanta and then on to Nashville! After a brief stop in Nashville (less than 24 hours!) we flew on to Denver and then I…
Final Numbers for August 2022: #BestAugustEver at LeadSafeMama.com [9th Best Month Of All Time!]
September 13, 2022 – Tuesday Highlights – Final Numbers for August 2022 Scroll down below the first two images for a summary of highlights for August 2022 Since I have been on the road, and dealing with the nonsense/distractions related to the #LeadSafeMamaMobile breaking down in Connecticut two weeks ago – I haven’t had a moment to…
Lead Safe Mama, LLC could use your help today! [9/13/22]
Tuesday – September 13, 2022 Hey all! We need to raise $395.00 today — to cover a consultation fee for a new attorney we are hoping to work with on some new stuff moving forward – peripheral to (but related to) our Federal Civil Rights case. The Lead Safe Mama, LLC bank accounts are at…
Lead Safe Mama Newsletter: September 5, 2022 (coming to you from Athens, Georgia), Bunnykins and a Lead Safe Mama Mobile
September 5, 2022 — Monday Coming to you today from Athens, Georgia Hello all! I got an exciting Instagram message last night. A reporter from the Daily Mail wants to write a piece about my work testing the Royal Doulton Bunnykins children’s dishes. In response to her inquiry, I spent most of last night and…
I’m in the midst of a logistical “puzzle” – but still with the same big dream. I’d love your input!
Today was a FOUR STATE day! Virginia, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia! September 4, 2022 – Sunday On our way through Asheville, NC, today! Hi all. I am in the midst of a bit of a logistical puzzle. Luckily, everything is mostly ok … but my plans for the coming month (and beyond) have been…