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Although to be fair the interior surface is white and came in at ~30pm/150ppm Pb/Cd less than 1/100th compared to the bottom flame surface of the pan. I'd wond
by kurthr 5y ago
Although to be fair the interior surface is white and came in at ~30pm/150ppm Pb/Cd less than 1/100th compared to the bottom flame surface of the pan. I'd wonder whether modern 2020 Le Creuset has similar numbers to this 2013 pan.
It's still not as low as I'd like for a simmering pot/dutch oven, but it is clearly in the decorative outer coating. Also not surprising Cadmium's in bright yellow... lucky it's not Uranium!
- randomNumber7 5y agoOnce upon a time uranium was used to make glass bright green. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_glass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_glass
- kurthr 5y agoUranium oxide was also used quite commonly in a ceramic glaze for bright yellows and reds: https://www.artsy.net/artwork/lucie-rie-lucie-rie-rare-uranium-yellow-glaze-with-bronze-slip-rim https://www.artsy.net/artwork/lucie-rie-lucie-rie-rare-urani...