Baldwin door handle: 11,400 ppm Lead [For context: 90 is unsafe in items intended for use by children].
When tested with an XRF instrument this door handle had the following readings: Lead (Pb): 11,400 +/- 700 ppm Cadmium (Cd): non-detect Mercury (Hg): non-detect Barium (Ba): non-detect Chromium (Cr): non-detect Antimony (Sb): non-dtect Selenium (Se): non-detect Tin (Sn): 2,254 +/- 196 ppm As always, thank you for reading and for sharing my posts. Please…
First day of high school – 6 days late! Happy boys! They just want to learn all the things.
Today (Thursday, September 5, 2019) was the first day of high school for my two middle boys! They started 9th and 12th grade today after finally being approved for a transfer to a Lead-Safe school yesterday. We’re so thankful to everyone who helped make this possible & the boys are thrilled about their new school….
Lead Safe Mama passed 3.9 million unique all time views today! Thank you!
I am so full of gratitude for all of the readers on the Lead Safe Mama blog right now. This month (September 2019) is probably the most difficult and challenging time since the attacks on my advocacy work began in March of 2016. I expect it will continue to be extremely challenging (mostly from a…
August 2019 is the second #BestMonthEver on LeadSafeMama.com with 208,449 unique views!
Thanks again friends! Thank you for supporting my advocacy work to make this possible. Thank you for reading and sharing my posts. Thank you for using this work as a springboard to start important conversations with your friends and family about Lead, childhood Lead poisoning, and the importance of primary prevention in childhood Lead poisoning…
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Check out the top ten cities with the most #LeadSafeMama readers in August 2019
I have New Idea Food, Better Homes and Gardens Australia, and the Australian TV News 7 to thank for this! Thanks so much everyone! I hope to visit y’all “down under” soon! Tamara Rubin #LeadSafeMama
1970 | 1970s | 1975 | 1975 Instrument | 2019 | Hammond | Hammond Organ | Music | Musical Instruments | Organ | Vintage Instrument | Vintage Musical Instrument | Vintage Vinyl | Vinyl | Vinyl Fabric
Original vinyl bench for 1975 Hammond organ: 4,138 ppm Lead, 370 Arsenic, 21 Cadmium + 835 Antimony!
When tested with an XRF instrument the vinyl covered bench for this 1975 Hammond organ had the following readings: Brown vinyl seat of organ bench: Lead (Pb): 4,138 +/- 113 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 21 +/- 8 ppm Arsenic (As): 370 +/- 102 ppm Barium (Ba): 15,600 +/- 300 ppm Chromium (Cr): 1,117 +/- 212 Antimony…
1970 | 1970s | 1975 | 1975 Instrument | 2019 | Hammond | Hammond Organ | Keyboard | Music | Musical Instruments | Organ | Organ Keyboard | Piano Keyboard | Vintage Instrument | Vintage Keyboard | Vintage Musical Instrument
Keyboard for 1975 Hammond organ: 73 ppm Lead + 186 Cadmium (& why I make an “exception” for instruments.)
When tested with an XRF instrument, the plastic keys of this 1975 Hammond organ keyboard (with the full organ pictured below) had the following readings: White Keys of Organ Keyboard Lead (Pb): 73 +/- 7 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 186 +/- 10 ppm Barium (Ba): 387 +/- 77 ppm Zinc (Zn): 249 +/- 14 ppm Iron…
On August 28th, my legal team filed our lawsuit against the State of Oregon in Federal court. Read it here.
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…
#AskTamara | 2019 | Ad-Free Article | Ask Tamara | Mussel | Mussel Shells | Natural Seashell | Natural Shell | Sea Shell | Seashell | Shell | Shellfish | Shells
I will not eat mussels again. These shells were positive for 14,000 ppb Cadmium. Food is toxic at levels below 100 ppb.
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 by…
1980s Toys | 1986 | 1986 Toy | Dinosaur | Dor Mei | Dor Mei Toys | Made In China | plastic | Plastic Toy | Plastic Toys | Spinosaurus | Toxic Toys | Toy | Toy Dinosaur | Toys | Toys with Lead | Vintage Toy | Vintage Toys | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
1986 Dor Mei Toys Spinosaurus: 5,341 ppm Lead. 90 ppm and up is considered illegal and unsafe for toys made today.
The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe and illegal in a modern item manufactured for use by children today is anything 90 ppm or higher in the paint or coating or anything 100 ppm or higher in the substrate. As a result of the high levels of Lead found in this 1986 “Dor Mei”…
1985 | 1985 Toy | Dinosaur | Imperial | Imperial Toys | Made In China | plastic | Plastic Toy | Plastic Toys | Toxic Toys | Toy | Toy Dinosaur | Toys | Toys with Lead | Vintage Toy | Vintage Toys | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Another reason to avoid vintage toys – 1985 Imperial Toys T-Rex: 7,872 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
The amount of Lead that is considered unsafe and illegal in a modern item manufactured for use by children today is anything 90 ppm or higher in the paint or coating or anything 100 ppm or higher in the substrate. As a result of the high levels of Lead found in this 1985 “Imperial Toys”…
1990 | 1990s | 1995 | 2000s | 2002 | Dinosaur | Made In China | plastic | Plastic Toy | Plastic Toys | Toxic Toys | Toy | Toy Dinosaur | Toys | Toys with Lead | Vintage Toy | Vintage Toys | XRF Testing | XRFTesting
Another reason to avoid vintage toys — toy triceratops: 6,298 ppm Lead. This would be illegal if made today.
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
August 2019 is now in 3rd place in the race for #BestMonthEver 🙂 on LeadSafeMama.com
August 30, 2019 – Update (Friday afternoon)… It looks like August is definitely going to be closing out as #LeadSafeMama’s 2nd #BestMonthEver. To reach this goal, we just have to pass 202,720 views before the end of the month – and at the current rate of about 5,500 – 6,000 views a day, that will…
2019 | Andy | Doll | Dolls | Raggedy Andy | Raggedy Ann | Vintage Doll | Vintage Dolls | Vintage Rag Doll
Vintage cloth Raggedy Andy doll: 4,941 ppm Lead (90 ppm & up is unsafe) + 238 ppm Arsenic (in the button eyes)
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is a federal-award-winning independent advocate for consumer goods safety and a documentary filmmaker. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children, her sons were acutely Lead-poisoned in 2005. Since 2009 Tamara has been using XRF testing (a scientific method used by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission)…
#AskTamara | 2019 | Ask Tamara | Natural Seashell | Natural Shell | Sea Shell | Seashell | Shell | Shellfish | Shells
#AskTamara: Do natural shells have Lead? Are they safe for kids to play with (as far as being non-toxic)?
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to have XRF detectable…
#AskTamara | 2019 | Ask Tamara | Clam | Clam Shell | Clamshell | Natural Seashell | Natural Shell | Sea Shell | Seashell | Shell | Shellfish | Shells
#AskTamara: Shellfish can have high Lead (as a food), but do clam *shells* have an unsafe level of Lead? Are they safe for kids?
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer While the food category “shellfish” (like scallops, mussels, clams and shrimp) are notoriously high in Lead, their shells are another matter. For context however, it is important to…
#AskTamara | 2019 | Ask Tamara | Natural Seashell | Natural Shell | Sea Shell | Seashell | Shell | Shellfish | Shells
#AskTamara: I know shellfish can have high Lead (as a food), but do scallop *shells* have an unsafe level of Lead? Are they safe for kids?
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer While the food category “shellfish” (like scallops, mussels and shrimp) are notoriously high in Lead, their shells are another matter. For context however, it is important to know…
#AskTamara | 2019 | Ask Tamara | Natural Seashell | Natural Shell | Sea Shell | Seashell | Shell | Shellfish | Shells
#AskTamara: Do sea shells have Lead? Are they safe for my kids to play with? [Spoilers: This one is Lead-free!]
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to have XRF detectable…
#AskTamara | 2019 | Ask Tamara | Natural Seashell | Natural Shell | Sea Shell | Seashell | Shell | Shellfish | Shells
#AskTamara: Do sea shells have unsafe levels of heavy metals? Are they safe for my kids to play with?
I get these questions a lot! “Do sea shells have Lead?” “What about Cadmium and Mercury?” “Are they safe for my kids to play with?” My Answer I have tested quite a few shells (of different sizes, from different animals and from different parts of the world) and never found one to have XRF detectable…
August 2019 is now in 4th place in the race for #BestMonthEver 🙂 – This is fun! Thanks everyone!
Thursday, August 29, 2019 – Update:
Avi’s Thoughts on Climate Change Action – August 2019
Avi Rubin is a 14 year old kid activist. He was Lead poisoned as an infant (at 7 months old) and has a permanent brain injury as a result of his poisoning – with a visual memory in the 4th percentile. To accommodate his disabilities he has learned to use tools like “text to speech” to capture…
Video: Avi’s upset that he missed the first day of school because PPS did not yet approve his “Transfer” to Wilson.
You can read the full e-mail exchange to date with the school here on this link. Link above updated 8/28/2019 – 8:40 p.m. Video below is just 90 seconds long, make sure to turn on the volume. Thanks!
August 2019 is now in 5th place in the race for #BestMonthEver 🙂
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 – Update:
And then this happened… PPS continues to deny FAPE to my children. Please share this post, maybe they will respond.
A note to my readers: Please click through to twitter (the link to the tweet is below) and RT this and like it for me (in the hopes that the Portland Public Schools Superintendent of Schools sees the tweet and responds. Thank you. Portland Public Schools is denying my children FAPE . – @Super_GGuerrero please…