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TUV Rheinland and SCS Global Services Partner on Indoor Air Quality Laboratory Testing
TUV Rheinland has announced a new partnership with SCS Global Services, on indoor air quality testing becoming the first SCS-approved laboratory in Asia. The TUV Rheinland Hong Kong VOC Emission Centre is equipped with more than 30 emission test chambers and accredited by DAkkS in accordance with ISO 17025 for the scope of most of the VOC and formaldehyde emission standards used in Europeand ...
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Mystery Odor Causes Several Hundred Emergency Calls in Southern California
Earlier this week, Los Angeles’ KTLA reported that the Los Angeles Fire Department had received hundreds of phone calls regarding a disturbing mystery odor. According to the report, “KTLA viewers reported the stench over a wide area -- from Fontana, Redlands and Hesperia to the north San Fernando Valley to Valencia.” The odor was described as smelling like a mixture of rotten ...
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EMSL Receives Registration Maintenance Points for Canada Workshop
EMSL Analytical is proud to announce that our Advanced Fungal and Data Interpretation workshop has been awarded Registration Maintenance (RM) Points by the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH). The CRBOH sets standards for professional competence for occupational hygienists and occupational hygiene technologists. According to the CRBOH, RM points represent attainment ...
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Wildfires Come Early to Southern California Causing Smoke Damage to Properties not Directly Touched by Flames
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Phoenix Air Quality Testing Lab Provides Free AIHce 2011 Expo Passes
EMSL Analytical, Inc., a worldwide leader in laboratory testing services and sampling products and equipment, announced today that their Phoenix, AZ testing laboratory is providing free expo passes for the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition in Portland, Oregon May 16th – 18th, 2011. The American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) is highly recommended for ...
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Air Quality Testing Lab Provides Free AIHce 2011 Expo Passes
EMSL Analytical, Inc., a worldwide leader in laboratory testing services and sampling products and equipment, announced today that their Baton Rouge, LA testing laboratory is providing free expo passes for the American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition in Portland, Oregon May 16th – 18th, 2011. The American Industrial Hygiene Conference and Expo (AIHce) is highly recommended ...
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EMSL Releases FREE Methamphetamine-Clandestine Test Kits
EMSL Analytical, Inc., North America’s leading provider of laboratory testing services, is pleased to announce the release of their new Methamphetamine-Clandestine Drug Residue Test Kit for environmental and inspection professionals. Methamphetamine laboratories have been found in everything from hotel rooms and recreational vehicles to apartments and luxury suburban homes. During the ...
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SCS Global Services and TUV Rheinland Hong Kong Partner on Indoor Air Quality Laboratory Testing
SCS Global Services has announced a new partnership with TUV Rheinland's Hong Kong laboratory, which will allow the companies to conduct rapid indoor air quality testing for manufacturers in Asia. SCS offers indoor air quality certification( http://www.scsglobalservices.com/indoor-advantage ) for furniture, flooring, paints and coatings, adhesives, sealants, insulation, wall coverings, carpet, ...
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EMSL Toronto is Now CDC ELITE Proficient for Legionella Testing
EMSL Toronto Lab is now Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ELITE Program Proficient. The ELITE Program was created as a way for laboratories to test their Legionella isolation techniques against standardized samples. Proficiency status indicates that the lab meets or exceeds typical industry standards for recovery of Legionella. Legionella bacteria can grow in the biofilm in a ...
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FDADetain.com Launched by EMSL Analytical to Assist Companies Importing Goods
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is tasked with enforcing the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FD&C) and other applicable laws. According to the FDA, "With the exception of most meat and poultry, all food, drugs, biologics, cosmetics, medical devices, and electronic products that emit radiation, as defined in the FD&C and related Acts, are subject to examination by FDA ...
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EMSL Analytical First to Announce Nation’s Largest Open House and Laboratory Tour
EMSL Analytical, Inc. is pleased to become the first lab to announce the nation’s largest Open House and Laboratory Tour. The leading testing laboratory will open its doors to clients with snacks and refreshments at all of their North America locations throughout the United States and Canada. In addition, EMSL will show attendees what mold and asbestos looks like under a microscope so that ...
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Expect Mold Problems Throughout Flooded Northeast Properties
EMSL Testing Lab Offers Solutions for Testing Mold, Bacteria, Asbestos, Sewage Contamination, Chemicals and Contaminated Drinking Water. Over the past few days, the Northeast part of the United States has been facing flooding issues caused by hurricane Irene. The Northeast already had flash flooding a little over a week ago that brought rising water tables to many areas. The floods from ...
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Kimball(R) office seating lines earn SCS indoor advantage(TM) gold certification
Continuing Kimball Office's long history of creating, developing, and manufacturing sustainable products, the company is pleased to announce that all of its Scientific Certification Systems (SCS) Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) certified seating lines have received Indoor Advantage™ Gold certification, and meet California specification 01350 of emissions. Additionally, 98 percent of all Kimball ...
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EMSL Moves Asbestos and Mold Lab to Denver
EMSL - 30 Years of Quality Asbestos Lab Results PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 11, 2011 - EMSL is pleased to announce the move of their Colorado laboratory currently located in Centennial to a new location in Denver conveniently located off I-25. The new facility is a state of the art 3,800 s.f. building which nearly doubles EMSL’s laboratory space. This move was necessitated by ...
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Northeast Flood Victims May Face A Variety Of Environmental Contaminants When Returning To Property
Powerful rainstorms have recently hit the northeast and caused a variety of flooding in several areas of Western Massachusetts, Connecticut and Northern New Jersey and Northeastern Pennsylvania over the past 2 weeks. Unfortunately, many of these property owners will face environmental contaminations when returning. Tragically, flood waters have entered countless properties, ruined belongings ...
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Lunchboxes Recalled After Toxic Chemical Leak
Insulated lunchboxes made by California Innovations, Inc. of Toronto, Canada have been recalled due to the risk of ingestion of toxic chemicals in the freezer gel packs. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the company recommended that consumers stop using the product immediately. The freezer gel packs inside of the lunchboxes contain diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, which ...
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EMLab P&K Helps Mold Testing Specialists in New Jersey and Pennsylvania
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, helps mold testing clients in New Jersey and Pennsylvania through MoldRANGE Local Climate report. The enhanced versions of the patent-pending reports are now available for EMLab P&K’s clients who perform mold sampling in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. MoldRANGE provides ...
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California Asbestos Testing Laboratory Open 7 Days to Support Upcoming Asbestos Abatement Projects
Asbestos was used in many building materials that found their way into hundreds of thousands of homes all across the country up until the late 1970s. It’s insulating and fire resistant properties made it a common material used for insulating pipes. As many of these homes begin to age and require updated plumbing and remodeling the risks associated with aerosolizing the asbestos insulation ...
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California Apartment Complex Residents Voice Mold Concerns
Earlier this month, KTXL Fox 40 broadcast a report about health conditions and residents’ concerns over living conditions in their apartment complex in Marysville, California. Residents were interviewed and showed reporters broken air conditioners, insects, sewage backing up in bathtubs and mold growing through walls. According to the report, two pregnant women living in the complex told ...
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Slag Containing Arsenic, Mercury, and Lead Contaminates Columbia River
According to the Huffington Post, Teck Resources Ltd. has admitted that discharge from their smelter has polluted the Columbia River across the U.S. and Canada border for 100 years, from 1896 to 1995. The Columbia River is contaminated with slag containing arsenic, mercury, lead, and other metals left over after the company processed zinc at its smelter located near the river. Teck ...
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