Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 I found a local fellow (Atlanta) who tests daycare centers for lead using the Innov-x XRF gun. He will come to your house and test your toys, dinnerware, furniture, etc. for $149 an hour. He said figure 2-3 hours, depending on how much stuff you have. And he suggested grouping small items together, so he can move from one to the next quickly. He also said colors make a difference: blue, black and white items rarely contain lead; yellow, red, orange, green and browns are suspect. E-mail me off-line and I will give you his phone number if you are interested. My son tests high in lead and we just started chelation. So, I want an accurate picture of my home's toxiicity, so I can clean it up. So I looked into renting an XRF gun and sharing the unit/cost with other local ASD families. I found 2 companies in TX and CA who rent out the units...but shipping and insurance (units are $30,000) back and forth was going to cost $500 +. For folks in other areas, contact the manufacturer [http://www.innovxsys.com/] and ask who they have sold the XRF to in your area. That's how I found this guy. The recent " lead in crockpot " article spurred me to action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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