contaminant sampling (Contaminants Sampling

NLS achieves full USEPA approval for UCMR2

USEPA's Unregulated Contaminants Rule - Phase 2 (UCMR2) The latest phase of USEPA's UCMR program is underway. Many Public Water Supply Systems in the USA will be required to sample and analyze their water for one or two lists of unregulated contaminants. Sampling is scheduled to occur during a 12-month period between January 2008 and December 2010. The resulting analytical data are used ...

Aug. 23, 2007

By Northern Lake Service, Inc.

Mineral oil contamination in dry food samples

SpeedExtractor E-916: Optimization of pressurized solvent extraction (PSE) for the rapid and efficient determination of MOSH and MOAH in dry food samples Click here for more information Related Products Speed Extractor E-914 / E-916 Extraction System B-811 / B-811 LSV Extraction Unit E-812 / E-816 SOX Extraction Unit E-812 / E-816 HE Hydrolysis Unit E-416 / B-411 Mixer B-400 ...

Jan. 26, 2015

By BÜCHI Labortechnik AG

Burkle’s Bio-Plastic Range – reducing the carbon footprint of lab plastics

Sampling work often requires plastic items like scoops or spoons to collect the sample, and these are often disposable, one use items. Disposable plastics do eliminate cross-contamination between samples to give accurate results, but the waste that this generates can quickly add up. Burkle have developed a great new range of scoops, spoons and spatulas in Green Bio-Plastic – this has all ...

Sep. 6, 2015

By Camlab Limited

Monitoring of 120 VOCs on site without risk of contamination

CHROMATOTEC is continuously developing new applications with one common objective: providing automatic field expertise. The last application sold for industrial area in Shanghai is designed for continuous monitoring of more than 120 VOCs compounds with auto GC 866 FID/MS (airmoSCAN XPERT). This system is totally designed for automatic online monitoring in fixed or mobile station implemented on ...

Feb. 4, 2016

By Chromatotec Group

U.S. EPA begins perchlorate contamination sampling at residence associated with former mojave pyrotechnics, inc., site in Barstow

This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began collecting surface and subsurface soil samples to test for perchlorate contamination at the Poplar Street home of the former owner/operator of Mojave Pyrotechnics, Inc., a defunct fireworks manufacturing company that operated on North Yucca Street in the 1980s, in Barstow, California. “EPA will work with the City of Barstow and the ...

Mar. 22, 2011

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Why should we continue to use incineration for medical waste?

Contrary to popular belief, only about 10% of all general medical waste is incinerated. Incineration is the only approved disposal method for yellow bag waste under UN law. This includes all infectious waste, such as chemically contaminated samples, infectious waste contaminated with medicines or chemicals and laboratory specimens. This is because it is the safest and most effective way of ...

Aug. 8, 2016

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

Continue use of incineration for medical waste

Contrary to popular belief, only about 10% of all general medical waste is incinerated. Incineration is the only approved disposal method for yellow bag waste under UN law. This includes all infectious waste, such as chemically contaminated samples, infectious waste contaminated with medicines or chemicals and laboratory specimens. This is because it is the safest and most effective way of ...

Jun. 12, 2015

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

Why Should we Continue to Use Incineration for Medical Waste?

Contrary to popular belief, only about 10% of all general medical waste is incinerated. Incineration is the only approved disposal method for yellow bag waste under UN law. This includes all infectious waste, such as chemically contaminated samples, infectious waste contaminated with medicines or chemicals and laboratory specimens. This is because it is the safest and most effective way of ...

Aug. 8, 2016

By Addfield Environmental Systems Ltd.

Settlement Nets $5.7 Million for Cleanup Costs at A.C. Lawrence Superfund Site in S. Paris, Maine

Today, the United States, on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency, settled a lawsuit against ConAgra Grocery Products Company, LLC (“ConAgra”), which will pay $5.7 million to reimburse EPA for cleanup costs at the A.C. Lawrence Leather Company Sludge Lagoons Superfund Site in South Paris, Maine. From at least 1955 to 1975, the A.C. Lawrence Leather Company disposed of ...

Jul. 30, 2014

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

Which disposable cuvettes are Acetone resistant?

Disposable cuvettes are used in many labs where cross contamination of samples is a concern or where the cost of quartz or glass cuvettes is too high. Some disposable plastic cuvettes are not compatible with many common solvents, but the UV-Cuvette range from Brand offers excellent chemical compatibility, as well as high quality, in a disposable cuvette. The German manufacturer Brand have been ...

Sep. 7, 2015

By Camlab Limited

Shimadzu’s new TOC-L series provides high-precision analysis of organic compounds in water samples

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the TOC-L Series of analyzers for total organic carbon testing in aqueous samples. With a wide sample range from 4 μg/L to 30,000 mg/L, the TOC-L is suitable for analyzing ultra-pure to highly contaminated samples of wastewater, brine water, seawater, drinking water and pharmaceutical water. Consisting of four models, including PC-controlled and ...

Feb. 14, 2011

By Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc

The Power Pro ESP Electric Low-Flow Sampling Pump webinar

The low-flow experts at QED have introduced the first electric pump designed specifically for low-flow sampling: the Power Pro ESP™ sampling pump. This mini-webinar (20-minute presentation, 10-minute Q&A) will introduce you to the Power Pro system, including: The unique “all-in-one” system design, with cable reel and controls in one package “Smart Pump” ...

Jun. 7, 2017

By QED Environmental Systems Ltd.

Shimadzu’s new TOC-L series provides high-precision analysis of organic compounds in water samples

Shimadzu Scientific Instruments introduces the TOC-L Series of analyzers for total organic carbon testing in aqueous samples. With a wide sample range from 4 μg/L to 30,000 mg/L, the TOC-L is suitable for analyzing ultra-pure to highly contaminated samples of wastewater, brine water, seawater, drinking water and pharmaceutical water. Consisting of four models, including PC-controlled and ...

Feb. 14, 2011

By Shimadzu Scientific Instruments Inc

ASTM E2680 - 09e1 standard test method for appearance of clear, transparent liquids (Visual Inspection Procedure)

This method provides a pass/fail test for appearance of clear, transparent liquids. Many liquid organic products have a product specification requiring them to be clear and bright and free of visible particulate matter and of liquid phases other than the main liquid. Producers of these liquid organic products need a test method to confirm the ...

Dec. 12, 2011

By ASTM International

Arauco Laboratory Replaces Old Technology with PeCOD

“Since 2016, the laboratory of Arauco Pulp and Paper has invested in new pieces of high-tech equipment that will allow us to measure COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand) more accurately and rapidly.” “The variation in the COD speed, from 120 minutes to 8 minutes, is due to the acquisition of a “MANTECH PeCOD”. A modern equipment that offers a new way to measure this ...

Nov. 15, 2019

By MANTECH Inc.

EPA to provide community update on Navassa site cleanup

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) together with the North Carolina Department of Natural Resources (NCDENR) and the Multistate Environmental Response Trust will host a public meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2015, in Navassa to provide an update on the EPA-led cleanup of the Kerr McGee Superfund Site. EPA will provide an overview of the site contamination, review the current sampling ...

Sep. 11, 2015

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

EPA proposes Bautsch-gray mine in Illinois for superfund national priorities list

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today proposed adding the Bautsch-Gray Mine near Galena, Illinois, to the National Priorities List of Superfund sites. Superfund is the federal program that investigates and cleans up the most complex, uncontrolled or abandoned hazardous waste sites in the country. The Bautsch-Gray Mine site consists of the remnants of an abandoned lead-zinc mine and ...

Mar. 14, 2012

By US EPA - Environmental Protection Agency

ASTM D129 - 11 standard test method for sulfur in petroleum products (general high pressure decomposition device method)

This standard details the general bomb test method for determination of the amount of sulfur in lubricating oils with additives, additive concentrates, lubricating greases, and other petroleum products with low volatilities. This test method entails oxidizing samples by combustion in a bomb containing oxygen under pressure. The amount of sulfur is determined by gravimetry. ...

Oct. 31, 2011

By ASTM International

QED set to showcase key products at Groundwater 2019 conference

Leading manufacturer of environmental monitoring and remediation equipment, QED Environmental Systems, is gearing up for the eighth annual Groundwater conference set to take place in London this year. QED will be showcasing its award-winning Snap Sampler together with its flagship product, the En Core Soil Sampler. These products have recently been added onto QED’s portfolio of ...

Mar. 25, 2019

By The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA)

Intelligence meets precision: automated ion chromatography over six orders of magnitude

Metrohm again defines the benchmark in sample preparation for ion chromatography. Intelligent Preconcentration Technique with Matrix Elimination (MiPCT-ME) enables automatic ion chromatographic determinations over 6 orders of magnitude. Using just one analytical setup and without additional rinsing, samples containing both ultratraces and high concentrations can be analyzed. MiPCT-ME technique ...

Mar. 21, 2011

By Metrohm AG

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