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Identifying and Mitigating Exposure to Airborne Allergens in Homes and Buildings across Puerto Rico
Allergies can not only affect a person’s quality of life, each year they cost society billions of dollars in medical care and lost productivity, not to mention allergies are responsible for countless missed school days. With most people spending up to 90% of their time indoors, exposure to allergens, respiratory irritants and asthma triggers in the air in their homes, schools and work ...
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EMLab P&K Fort Lauderdale Marks 11 Years As Accredited Asbestos Testing Lab
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, announces another milestone as its Fort Lauderdale lab has been accredited for asbestos analysis for more than a decade. EMLab P&K’s Florida lab has been accredited by NIST NVLAP (Lab Code 200738-0) for 11 years for asbestos fiber analysis to identify asbestos fibers in ...
By EMLab P&K
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EMLab P&K’s Phoenix Lab Now AIHA-LAP, LLC Accredited for PCM Asbestos Analysis
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, announced today the accreditation of its environmental microbiology lab in Phoenix, Arizona by the American Industrial Hygiene Association Laboratory Accreditation Program® (AIHA-LAP), LLC for PCM asbestos analysis (IHLAP # 102297). Clients are now able to send asbestos ...
By EMLab P&K
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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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Puerto Ricans Reminded of Indoor Air Pollutants during Lung Cancer Awareness Month
Across Puerto Rico and the rest of the United States, November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer and the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in both genders. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in 2010 there were 201,144 people who were diagnosed with lung cancer in the United States. That same ...
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Could Asbestos be in Your Attic and Wall Insulation?
Last month, two of the leading asbestos experts in the nation were asked to speak about the current New York State Asbestos & Vermiculite Guidance to the Metro New York Chapter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). Robert DeMalo and Ed Cahill, both from EMSL Analytical, updated the industrial hygiene professionals in attendance about this important topic. Vermiculite is a ...
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School Shut Down After Asbestos Discovered in Concealed Ceiling
Last month, a junior high school in Rhode Island was closed for several days so that workers could safely remove asbestos from the building. The asbestos was discovered when a ceiling that was being taken down revealed a second concealed ceiling. The hidden ceiling was found to contain asbestos. Because of the strength and heat resistance of asbestos fibers, it has been used in the past in a ...
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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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Old Shingles May Contain Asbestos and Pose Health and Safety Issues
A do-it-yourself project that some property owners take on is replacing or fixing old and worn out shingles. What many people may not realize is that asbestos was used in some shingles that can still be found on older buildings and improperly removing them may pose health concerns. Just this month, the Bluffton Icon published a report about work coming to a halt on the town hall clock tower in ...
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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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Long After Structural Fires, Asbestos Hazards May Linger
Earlier this month, the Belleville News-Democrat published a report about a vacant property in Belleville, Illinois. The vacant parcel of land, located in downtown Belleville, used to be the location of two buildings that housed several businesses. In 2010, a fire destroyed the properties and they were later torn down. A year later, the article reports that the Illinois Environmental Protection ...
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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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Hygieneering, Inc. Receives Contract From Large US Utility
Hygieneering, Inc. receives a contract to support a large US utility company with environmental, health and safety consulting services. Hygieneering, Inc. will be providing environmental, health and safety support during power plant conversions and transmission line replacement. Hygieneering provides safety consulting, environmental consulting, testing and training, asbestos project ...
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EMSL Analytical Launches www.VermiculiteTesting.com
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Hygieneering, Inc. Wins Contract with US Oil Refinery
Hygieneering, Inc. an ISNetworld approved environmental, health and safety consulting firm was chosen by a US oil refinery operation to provide environmental, health and safety field support services. Hygieneering, Inc. will provide occupational, health and safety consulting services to support ongoing refinery operations. Hygieneering provides safety consulting, environmental consulting, ...
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Hygieneering, Inc. Wins Contract with Large US Energy Company
Hygieneering, was chosen to provide environmental, health and safety consulting services to a large US utility company. Hygieneering, Inc. will be providing environmental, health and safety consulting services through the next several years as upgrades are made to the energy company power plants. Hygieneering, Inc. will provide environmental management, industrial hygiene exposure assessments ...
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California Lead Testing Laboratory Receives A2LA Accreditation
EMSL Analytical, a leading provider of advanced environmental laboratory services, announced today that their San Leandro, California laboratory has been accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for lead testing. The news has already spread quickly with indoor air quality and environmental professionals who previously had limited choices for accredited ...
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Texas Woman Sues Hotel over Mold in her Room
EMSL Analytical offers mold and other indoor air quality (IAQ) testing services to identify airborne contaminates in people’s homes, schools and businesses. Cinnaminson, NJ, February 8th, 2012 This week, The Southeast Texas Record reported that a Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against a management group and hotel in Houston. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff became ill after ...
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ASTM C500 / C500M - 07(2011)e1 Standard Test Methods for Asbestos-Cement Pipe
This test method covers the standard for testing of asbestos-cement pipe for hydrostatic strength, flexural strength, crushing strength, straightness, and uncombined calcium hydroxide. Hydrostatic pressure test is performed by placing the pipe with a factory-assembled joint, in a hydrostatic pressure testing machine. Air is expelled and an internal water pressure at a uniform rate ...
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