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Dec 9, 2020
2 min

Christmas Nasties

Christmas lunch table items, antique or imported gifts. What could be concealing lead this Christmas in your home? ON THE CHRISTMAS TABLE...

Dec 9, 2020
3 min

Is Your Bathroom Trustworthy?

You use your bathroom every day, but do you ever think twice about what you and your family are bathing in? We become complacent within o...

Nov 10, 2020
1 min

What will my soil report look like?

Our soil sampling is a great way to ensure your gardens have the healthiest of soils to thrive. But how does it work? Are the results har...

Sep 30, 2020
2 min

Why is My Plate Glowing?: A Case Study

Over the years people have collected and held onto an array of antiques, including cutlery, tea sets, ornaments, serving ware and many mo...

Aug 3, 2020
2 min

Healthy Homes Garage: Are your toys safe?

Toy cars, everybody has them. Most of us will remember playing with Matchbox cars back in the day

Jun 3, 2020
2 min

Spot the Contaminated Antiques

Looking at this image, can you spot the items with hazardous contaminant levels? We couldn’t, so we put our pXRF to work and found out.

Oct 30, 2019
1 min

Things are looking fishy!

Keeping fish often means buying accessories to create a happy living environment. This month we discovered not all accessories are made equa

Oct 4, 2019
1 min

TESTING COLES MINI SHOPS

Coles Mini Shops are put to the test against our restriction of hazardous substances calibration to see what is contained within.

Aug 30, 2019
1 min

Pewter Jugs - A Case Study

Known as "the poor man's silver," pewter has been used since the Bronze Age.Making a comeback in popularity, how safe is it in domestic use?

Jul 28, 2019
1 min

Looking Closely - Finding lead in unexpected places

During a recent lead in paint survey, we analysed a very interesting home built in the 1930's. The results were very surprising!

Jun 16, 2017
1 min

IS YOUR YARD LEAD SAFE?

Very small amounts of lead are known to cause serious long term health effects. Young children are particularly vulnerable to exposure fr...

Sep 5, 2016
2 min

One in twelve tap water samples taken from NSW households exceeded safe amount of lead

Australian parents have been warned of the potential risks of giving children tap water after a study uncovered widespread lead contamina...

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