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EMSL Lab and Product Divisions Exhibit at AIHce in Portland
EMSL Brings Latest Trends and Offerings in Environmental Sampling and Laboratory Testing to Industrial Hygiene Professionals EMSL Analytical, Inc., a worldwide leader in laboratory testing services and sampling products and equipment is exhibiting at The American Industrial Hygiene Conference & Exposition in Portland, Oregon May 16th – 18th, 2011. The American Industrial Hygiene ...
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Air Pollution Damages from Plant’s Emissions Prompt Lawsuit
Residents of Muscatine, Iowa have filed a lawsuit against Grain Processing Corp., which they allege emits so much pollution that homes, cars, and buildings across the city have been damaged. According to the Huffington Post, residents say that the plant, which makes corn-based products, spews toxic chemicals and particulate matter into the air that then travels for miles with the wind. Recent ...
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EMSL Receives New Continuing Education Credits in California
EMSL Analytical has been approved as a registered provider for continuing education for Indoor Air Quality and Industrial Hygiene sampling workshops. This approval has been issued by the National Environmental Health Association, NEHA, for 6.5 continuing education credits for the California Department of Public Health Registered Environmental Health Specialists. EMSL hosts numerous Indoor Air ...
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EPA Finalizes Standards to Cut Emissions for Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) Production Facilities
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued final standards for facilities that produce polyvinyl chloride and copolymers (PVC) with the aim of reducing harmful air emissions. According to the agency, facilities will be required to monitor emissions at certain points in the PVC production process to ensure that the standards are met. One compound released during the manufacture of PVC ...
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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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EMSL Analytical Acquires New Microbiology Lab in Cincinnati
The nation’s leading environmental testing company, EMSL Analytical, has acquired the microbiology laboratory previously known as Quantus Analytical of Concentra Health Services, Inc. This transaction has been both amicable and mutually advantageous to both companies. EMSL will continue to operate this laboratory from its current Cincinnati location for its clients’ convenience, ...
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EMSL Salutes the Industrial Hygiene Community on Labor Day for Protecting Workers
With three industrial hygiene (IH) laboratories strategically located across the United States, EMSL provides analytical services and testing products to support efforts to keep America’s labor force safe and healthy. Cinnaminson, NJ, September 2nd, 2010 The first Labor Day was celebrated in 1882 in New York City and today it is celebrated in all 50 states. Labor Day has also come to ...
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EMSL Becomes the Only AIHA EMLAP Accredited Indoor Air Quality Testing Laboratory in Massachusetts
EMSL Analytical, Inc. is the only AIHA EMLAP Accredited indoor air quality testing laboratory providing microbiological analyses in Massachusetts. In addition, EMSL’s Wallingford, CT laboratory is also AIHA EMLAP Accredited. The Accreditation of this facility marks EMSL as the exclusive laboratory in the nation to currently operate twenty one AIHA EMLAP Accredited laboratories. EMSL's ...
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California’s Proposition 26 Could Impact Environmental Projects across the State
LA Testing provides environmental testing services to protect people and the environment from pollution and toxins. Tomorrow voters across California will decide the fate of Proposition 26. If passed, Proposition 26 will make two changes to California’s State Constitution. First it defines various state “fees” as “taxes” and secondly it requires people’s ...
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EMSL San Leandro Expands Laboratory Certifications
The California Department of Public Health’s Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program has extended EMSL Analytical’s CA ELAP accreditation at our San Leandro, California laboratory. In the testing field of microbiology of drinking water, EMSL San Leandro is now equipped and accredited for three new microbiology analyses: Total Coliform, E. coli, and Fecel Coliform ...
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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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Triclosan in Antibacterial Products Linked With Impaired Muscle Function
A recent study published by the Proceedings of National Academy of Science has found that exposure to the chemical triclosan is linked to muscle function impairments. Triclosan is an antimicrobial agent typically found in products such as soaps, deodorants, toothpaste, mouthwash, clothes, bedding, carpet, toys, and trash bags. Researchers conducted their studies on mice and fish in response to ...
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EMSL Recognized as AOAC Collaborator
This week EMSL Analytical, Inc. was honored and recognized as a study collaborator in a first action Official Method (OMA) approval for VIDAS UP Listeria (LPT) and VIDAS Listeria monocytogenes Xpress (LMX) at the AOAC International Expo in Chicago. An industry and AOAC first, approval was obtained in a swift three month time period. The celebration was hosted by the method development firm ...
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Is Mold in School Making Your Child Sick?
Studies estimate that a third or more of American schools have mold and other indoor air pollutants that are serious enough to provoke respiratory issues, says CNN in a special report on air problems making children sick in schools. The news organization also cites a national survey of school nurses which found that 40 percent knew of students and staff adversely affected by indoor ...
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EMSL Contributes to the Discovery of a New Fungal Species
EMSL scientist, Dr. Zelijko Jurjevic, and colleague Stephen W. Peterson from the USDA, Peoria, IL, have contributed to the discovery of a new fungal species known as Talaromyces columbinus sp. nov., a potential human pathogen. Talaromyces columbinus has previously been reported as a causal organism in certain human lung infections under the name Penicillium piceum. This new fungus was isolated ...
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Excessive Levels of Chromium Lead to Chinese Recall of 13 Drugs
This week, China’s State Food and Drug Administration halted the sale of thirteen drugs that are believed to contain excessive levels of chromium. The capsules were manufactured with industrial gelatin, which contains higher levels of chromium than edible gelatin. The administration says they have started an investigation into the case. China has a history of struggling with pharmaceutical ...
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Coal Tar Constituent Found to be Carcinogenic to Humans
After analysis the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, has released a draft toxicological review classifying benzo[a]pyrene, a combustion chemical in coal tar, as a human carcinogen. Additionally the chemical is harmful to developing organs and systems. Benzo[a]pyrene is not used commercially but is ubiquitous in the environment from forest fires, motor vehicle exhaust, coal-burning furnaces, ...
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EMSL Mechanical Testing Lab Receives A2LA Accreditation
EMSL is proud to announce that the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) has accredited EMSL Analytical’s corporate headquarters in Cinnaminson, New Jersey for Mechanical Testing (A2LA Cert. #2845.16.) This accreditation demonstrates technical competence for the defined scope and operation of a laboratory quality management system. It is in accordance with the ...
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J&J Recalls Aveeno Baby Lotion after Finding High Levels of Bacteria
Johnson & Johnson announced that it is voluntarily recalling one lot, which comprises 2,200 tubes, of Aveeno Baby Calming Comfort Lotion as a precautionary measure after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found high levels of a common type of bacteria in the product. According to the company, test results done by an independent laboratory showed that levels of bacteria were not ...
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Lead Harms Children at Lower Levels than Previously Thought, Study Finds
Experts say that the threshold for diagnosing lead poisoning in children should be lowered in light of new evidence that lead can harm children at lower levels than previously thought. Consequently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may revise its standards in response to a federal advisory committee’s recommendation. According the New York Times, this is the first ...
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