XRF readings:
Lead: 31700 ppm · Cadmium: 0 ppm · Arsenic: 0 ppm
Verdict: Very high: avoid food contact
This Vintage Corelle Livingware Spring Blossom Green Crazy Daisy Mug: 31,700 ppm Lead [90 is unsafe for kids] tested at 31700 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.
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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).
