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Newly Updated: Alfa Chemistry Introduces Environmental Standards to Achieve Fast and Accurate Environmental Analysis
Famed as a supplier of varieties of analytical reagents, Alfa Chemistry never let its customers down and always put customers’ concerns and needs in the first place. Hence, the company recently introduces environmental standards, which is a step to further diversify its offering of chromatography standards and also in response to the increasing needs for environmental analysis. As our ...
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EMLab P&K Irvine Lab Expands Services, Providing Accredited Lead Testing
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, announces the expansion of services in its lab in Irvine, CA for Lead testing, including wipe, paint chip and bulk Lead samples, using flame atomic absorption spectrometry (Flame AA) Lead analysis. EMLab P&K’s lead analysis service is available to clients across the ...
By EMLab P&K
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Virginia Mold Testing Lab Celebrates 13 Years Serving DC, Maryland & Virginia
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, marks thirteen years of serving communities throughout Virginia and the surrounding states with extensive mold analysis. The Fairfax lab has also recently expanded its staff to accommodate the growing analytical capacity, in order to further support Virginia’s mold testing ...
By EMLab P&K
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EMLab P&K's San Diego Lab Celebrates 12th Anniversary, Supports San Diego County with Mold and Asbestos Analysis
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, celebrates its San Diego, California laboratory’s 12th anniversary. For more than a decade, EMLab P&K has been serving the community throughout San Diego County with mold and asbestos analysis. In the past twelve years, the San Diego laboratory has analyzed nearly ...
By EMLab P&K
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ETR Laboratories Names New Lab Manager
Environmental Testing and Research Laboratories is pleased to announce that Ramakanth Ananthoji, PhD, has assumed the position of Laboratory Manager. Ananthoji comes to ETR Laboratories with a broad level of experience including leadership, management and technical work in both a laboratory and academic setting. A native of India, Dr. Ananthoji earned his PhD at University of South Florida ...
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EMSL Canada Opens 2nd Canada Lab in Calgary, Alberta
EMSL Analytical, Inc., the largest network of AIHA EMLAP, AIHA IHLAP, AIHA ELLAP and NVLAP accredited indoor air quality testing laboratories in North America is proud to announce that they have expanded their network by opening a 2nd laboratory located in Calgary, Alberta. With this laboratory opening, EMSL now operates two Canadian labs located in Calgary, Alberta and Mississauga, Ontario, ...
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Chemical Spill Causes West Virginia Governor to Declare State of Emergency
A chemical spill in the Elk River has contaminated over 200,000 water systems in the central and south western regions of West Virginia. Emergency rooms of the Charleston Area Medical Center have been redundantly busy with concerned individuals showing no symptoms. The restriction of water use has also affected the hospital, where alternative water cleaning methods must take place, forcing the ...
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EMSL's Portland Laboratory Receives Bulk Asbestos PLM Accreditation for Vermont
EMSL Analytical, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of asbestos laboratory services, is proud to announce that their Portland, Maine laboratory has been awarded accreditation from the state of Vermont’s Department of Health. The accreditation from Vermont’s Department of Health guarantees that EMSL Analytical’s Portland, Maine laboratory is certified to analyze bulk ...
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New Website Provides USP 797 Information and Testing Services
Recently, EMSL Analytical published a new website dedicated to providing information and testing services to support U.S. Pharmacopeia (USP) 797 guidelines. The USP 797 chapter on "Pharmaceutical Compounding - Sterile Preparations" provides for enforceable guidelines, procedures and compliance requirements for compounding sterile preparations. These standards include the proper facility design, ...
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California Laboratory Educates Residents about Common IAQ Pollutants
Most California residents, like people across the country, spend the majority of their time indoors. Whether at home, school or at the office, many are indoors up to 90% of the day. This fact makes the quality of the air people breathe indoors an important component of their overall health. In many homes and buildings, there are numerous potential pollutants that can cause health concerns or ...
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Palm Springs Apartment Complex Residents Voice Mold Concerns
Last month, KMIR NBC 6 broadcasted a report about residents’ concerns over living conditions in an apartment complex in Palm Springs, California. It was the second report by the station about alleged mold in the complex that month. Since the initial report, additional current and former tenants came forward to voice their concerns. According to the report, some residents don’t feel ...
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Arkansas Girl Continues Battle against Brain Parasite
Recent media reports have stated that a young girl who entered a hospital earlier this summer due to an often fatal amoeba infection continues to improve. This good news follows the tragic case of a young Florida boy who lost his battle with the same condition late last month. Both children were infected with Naegleria fowleri, commonly referred to as the brain-eating amoeba. The infection of ...
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Mold Contamination Forces Florida Elementary School to Close
According to The Gainesville Sun, Starke Elementary School in Bradford County, Florida has been closed due to mold and fungus contaminations. The five hundred students who attend the school will be sent to alternate schools in the area or other locations until the issue is resolved. The school has reportedly experienced mold issues since it was built sixteen years ago. After an increasing number ...
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EMSL Opens Portland Laboratory
EMSL Analytical, Inc., the largest network of AIHA EMLAP, AIHA IHLAP, AIHA ELLAP and NVLAP accredited indoor air quality testing laboratories in the nation, is proud to announce that they have expanded their network by opening a new laboratory located in Portland, Maine. With this laboratory opening, EMSL now operates 34 laboratories throughout The United States and Canada. "We realized the need ...
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EMSL’s Ohio Microbiology and Asbestos Testing Laboratory Receives AIHA Accreditations
EMSL Analytical is proud to announce that our Cincinnati laboratory has been awarded accreditations through the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). The Cincinnati, Ohio laboratory is now AIHA EMLAP and AIHA IHLAP accredited in addition to being NVLAP accredited for asbestos PLM analysis. Through the Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Accreditation Program (IHLAP), EMSL Analytical is now ...
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Airborne Fungal Pathogens Cause California Corrections Officials to Move Inmates
Earlier this month, ABC News reported that a judge has ordered the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) to move thousands of inmates from two prisons in the state. A U.S. District Judge has ordered close to 2,600 inmates from the Avenal and Pleasant Valley Prisons to be relocated within 90 days. The reason for the judge’s order is due to an exceptionally high rate ...
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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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AquaticMicrobiologyLab.com Launched by EMSL Analytical, Inc.
The study of aquatic microbiology involves understanding microorganisms in aquatic environments. These microorganisms can play an important role in both purifying and polluting water systems. This month, a new online resource for people involved with testing water sources for various microbes and other water conditions has become available. EMSL Analytical, Inc., one the North ...
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LA Testing Educates California Residents about the Hazards of Breathing Mold
Mold is a natural part of the environment and can be found all around us. Having mold growing indoors and exposing people to high levels in the air they breathe can however, lead to serious health concerns. Inhalation exposure to mold indoors can cause health effects in some people. Molds produce allergens, irritants, and, in some cases, toxic substances known as mycotoxins. Inhaling or touching ...
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Gold Mines Fined over $600k for Failing to Correctly Report Toxic Chemical Releases
The Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) created the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Program. Under the requirements of EPCRA, all U.S. facilities that meet TRI reporting criteria must submit TRI data to the EPA and the states in which they are located by July 1st of each year. One of EPCRA's primary purposes is to inform citizens of toxic chemical releases in their areas. ...
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