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@ericeverythinglead

Eric tests everything for lead, dishes, toys, jewelry, paint, spices, baby food, vintage finds. Follow along for real tests, real results, and the science behind every glow.

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What the Channel Covers

Eric has been testing household items for lead for years, building one of the most consistent consumer lead-safety education channels on Instagram. The focus is always the same: real items, real tests with the perovskite fluorescence method, real results under UV light.

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Vintage Dishes & Ceramics

Depression glass, Fiesta ware, transferware, hand-painted china, the categories most likely to test positive for lead glaze.

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Toys & Collectibles

Vintage painted toys, figurines, holiday ornaments, and imported items where lead paint regulations may not apply.

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Jewelry

Fashion jewelry, vintage pieces, and imported accessories, lead used as a cheap weighted filler is common.

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Baby Items

Cups, bowls, plates, and spoons marketed for children, including items that pass visual inspection but glow green under UV.

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Spices & Food

Turmeric, chili powder, and other spices with documented lead adulteration. Plus baby food and packaged snacks.

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Paint & Home

Pre-1978 paint, window frames, door trim, and imported home goods, testing walls and surfaces where lead lurks.

Deeper Dives on This Site

The Instagram channel documents individual tests. This site goes deeper on the science, the data, and what it means for your family.

  • Heavy Metals Guide
    Lead, cadmium, mercury, and arsenic, risks, sources, and easy wins for every room
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Heavy metals in purees, rice, snacks, what the FDA found and what to do about it
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  • Perovskite Lead Detection Chemistry
    How MABr reacts with lead to form green-fluorescing quantum dots, the science behind every test
    How FluoroSpec Was Developed
    The origin story, working with researchers and Dr. van Geen on the science that became FluoroSpec
    Cadmium Guide
    25-year kidney half-life, root vegetables, chocolate, the heavy metal that accumulates silently
    Mercury Guide
    Methylmercury vs inorganic, fish guidance, and what "safe" actually means
    FluoroSpec vs. Lumetallix
    Side-by-side comparison, reagent strength, volume, tests per unit, price, and the patent record

    About Eric

    Eric is a chemist and lead-safety advocate who holds a TSCA DEA List 1 chemical handling license, one of a very small number of individuals licensed to manufacture methylammonium bromide in the United States. He manufactures MABr himself, formulates the FluoroSpec reagent in-house, and has collaborated with researchers at Columbia University's Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory on limit-of-detection studies for the perovskite fluorescence method.

    His Instagram channel documents real-world lead testing across hundreds of items, the same rigor that drives FluoroSpec's product development, in a format anyone can follow. Contact: eric@detectlead.com

    Test What Eric Tests

    The same reagent Eric uses on camera, more MABr, precision drip-tip, 60 mL per bottle, made in the USA. See what's hiding on your dishes, toys, and paint.

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