Published: June 13, 2020 Introduction: Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety, and she is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. She uses high-precision XRF testing (a scientific…
10 Minutes With Tamara, a video series Early in the CoViD-19 pandemic (April 2020) I conceived of the idea for this video series, a collection of interviews with friends from around the globe — friends whose lives have been directly (or tangentially) impacted by childhood Lead exposure. I was inspired by the ease and simplicity of…
Test on food surface of bowl Iron (Fe): 978 +/- 203 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 138 +/- 37 ppm Test on logo area on bottom of bowl Lead (Pb): 30 +/- 13 ppm Chromium (Cr): 217 +/- 61 ppm Bismuth (Bi): 81 +/- 15 ppm Zinc (Zn): 60 +/- 21 ppm Cobalt (Co): 4,544 +/- 279…
Introduction (for those new to this website): Tamara Rubin is an independent advocate for consumer goods safety. She is also a mother of Lead-poisoned children. She began testing consumer goods for toxicants in 2009 and was the parent-advocate responsible for finding Lead in the popular fidget spinner toys in 2017. Tamara uses XRF testing (a scientific…
SVB modern bronze hardware sample Copper (Cu): 994,500 +/- 3,400 ppm Iron (Fe): 3,040 +/- 483 ppm
When tested with an XRF instrument the ceramic drawer pull / cabinet knob pictured here (with a yellow floral vine pattern, purchased at Hobby Lobby) had the following readings: #1) Yellow and orange flower (main component) Lead (Pb): 1,265 +/- 53 ppm Cadmium (Cd): 82 +/- 8 ppm Barium (Ba): 690 +/- 45 ppm Chromium…
