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349 points perihelions | 2 comments | 11 Jul 25 15:33 UTC | HN request time: 0.435s | source

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LarsDu88 ◴[11 Jul 25 17:05 UTC] No.44534573[source]▶

I immediately tested the 5 year old Sadaf tumeric in my kitchen cabinet using a 3M lead testing kit I happened to have in my house. Thankfully it came out negative!

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ashwinsundar ◴[11 Jul 25 17:49 UTC] No.44535101[source]▶

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There is a much easier and reliable way to test it -> https://eatrightindia.gov.in/dart/#:~:text=Test%2014%20%3A%2...

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1. gitaarik ◴[11 Jul 25 20:41 UTC] No.44536594[source]▶

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Yes indeed. Here's also an instruction video for it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXWPf0HQd5U

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2. wahnfrieden ◴[11 Jul 25 22:43 UTC] No.44537528[source]▶

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> Lead Chromate apparently has an extremely low solubility in water, so how does this work?

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