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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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North Carolina’s First and Only Mold Testing Lab with two AIHA EMLAP Accredited Laboratories
EMSL Labs Provide Asbestos, Mold, Lead, IAQ, Microbiology and Food Testing in Raleigh, Charlotte and Kernersville, North Carolina. EMSL Analytical, a leading provider of advanced environmental laboratory services, has recently announced their Charlotte, NC laboratory has been accredited by AIHA EMLAP for mold analysis in addition to being already accredited by NVLAP for PLM bulk and TEM air ...
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Moldy Odors Found in Many California Basements
In some parts of California and the West Coast, homes and commercial buildings are constructed with basements. These basements are sometimes built as additional living areas or as an unfinished area that provides convenient storage and a place for a building’s utilities to be housed. It is not uncommon for people with basements to complain of unpleasant musty odors. This smell may be an ...
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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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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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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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California Puts Flame Retardants & Chlorinated Tris Under the Spotlight
Earlier this month, California’s Governor released draft language for new fire safety regulations. TB 117-2013 has been posted for a 45 day public comment period as it aims to improve fire safety without the use of potentially dangerous flame retardant chemicals. One of these chemicals that has received increasing public scrutiny is chlorinated Tris, also known as TDCPP. The flame ...
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Ambidata® will Show LabWay-LIMS®
Ambidata ® will be for its first time at Europe´s biggest fair for the laboratory Industry - Analytica 2010 in Munich. This fair focuses clearly on innovative products and solutions applied to science, research and industry laboratories. Covering, the whole, laboratory technological value chain, testing and quality control, biotechnology, life sciences and diagnostics in all its breadth and ...
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ERMI Test Can Provide Answers for California Residents with Mold Concerns in their Home
Most people across California recognize that high levels of indoor mold can cause a variety health issues. Exposure to mold can trigger asthma, cause allergies and other respiratory conditions, and even result in infections in some people. When people suspect they may have a mold problem and decide to have a home tested, there are a number of different types of tests and sampling methods that ...
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Alex Pratt Joins EMLab P&K as Regional Account Manager Southeast Region
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company, is pleased to announce the appointment of Alex Pratt as the Account Manager supporting clients in the Southeast region. As EMLab P&K's Southeast Regional Account Manager, Alex Pratt will focus on increasing new business revenue in Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, DC, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, and ...
By EMLab P&K
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WWEM 2012 smashes attendance records
The organisers of WWEM 2012, the Water Wastewater and Environmental Monitoring event, have announced that visitor numbers were up by 22% in comparison with 2010. On behalf of the organisers, Marcus Pattison expressed his delight with this success, adding: “We are extremely pleased with the number of people that took advantage of everything that WWEM 2012 had to offer – visitors came ...
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