XRF readings:
Lead: 40000 ppm · Cadmium: 5 ppm · Arsenic: 266 ppm
Verdict: Very high: avoid food contact
This Paint chip (pulverized) sent from a mama in Dublin Ireland: 10 ppm Lead (safe by all standards – but please read details for context.) tested at 40000 ppm lead, heavily contaminated. If any of the lead is on the painted surface, decoration, or worn area, expect bioavailable exposure with food contact, mouthing, or abrasion. Arsenic reads 266 ppm, worth noting on top of the lead question.
What this XRF reading actually means →
XRF measures lead presence on the surface. It does not measure whether that lead can reach a person. That distinction matters for how you should react to this number. Read the full primer.
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Source: EverythingLead · Test method: XRF (Niton XL 5 Plus, 1.5 sigma)
License: Verdict and methodology © EverythingLead, CC-BY-SA 4.0. Factual XRF measurements are not copyrightable (Feist v. Rural Tel., 499 U.S. 340).