environmental sampling News
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Laboratory begins environmental sampling in townsite
Environmental sampling, conducted on behalf of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the town of Los Alamos near upper Los Alamos Canyon, has begun. Known as the Upper Los Alamos Canyon Project, this effort is an environmental assessment of areas that have been or could have been affected by Laboratory operations from the days of the Manhattan Project to the early 1970s. The Upper Los Alamos Canyon ...
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EPA R2 Superfund Program Ssing EDDs Standardized for EQuIS
“In an effort to streamline the electronic submittal of environmental sampling data, the Superfund Program in EPA Region 2 has adopted a standardized electronic data deliverable (EDD) format that is being required for all new and historical data submitted to the region. The format is based on the Electronic Data Deliverable, or EDD format, which is being adopted by other EPA regions and ...
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Withdrawn Standard: ASTM D6582-00(2005)e1 Standard Guide for Ranked Set Sampling: Efficient Estimation of a Mean Concentration in Environmental Sampling (Withdrawn 2012)
This guide describes ranked set sampling, discusses its relative advantages over simple random sampling, and provides examples of potential applications in environmental sampling. Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D34 on Waste Management, this guide was withdrawn without replacement in January 2012 because of limited use by industry. 1. Scope 1.1 This guide ...
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QED Highlights extended warranty for Geotech products
Leading environmental sampling equipment manufacturer QED Environmental Systems is introducing a new extension to the warranty scheme on its Geotech 5K platform products. Covering the UK, the scheme provides an additional two-year extension to the warranty on current field-based products, including the BIOGAS 5000, GA 5000 and GEM 5000, thereby providing a range of key benefits for customers. ...
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PerkinElmer Introduces Series 200EP Photo Diode Array Detector
PerkinElmer introduces a new Photo Diode Array (PDA) detector to expand the capabilities of their Series 200 HPLC offering – the Series 200EP (Enhanced Performance) PDA. The new detector provides deeper insights into results through superior linearity and best-in-class spectral integrity, allowing uncompromised quali-quantitative analysis of complex mixtures. With its wide linear dynamic range ...
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QED announces Coventry Bears sponsorship
Leading environmental sampling equipment manufacturer, QED Environmental Systems, has announced a new partnership with Rugby League Betfred League One side, Coventry Bears, ahead of the 2020 season. Dean Kavanagh, Managing Director at QED, said: “We’re absolutely delighted to be finally kicking off the season with QED as main sponsors of Coventry Bears. Our logo looks great on the ...
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EPA Issues Pesticides Warning in Caribbean; Methyl Bromide Suspected of Making Four People Ill on St. John, U.S. VI
Today, the EPA issued a pesticides use warning advisory (web link below) with information about the restricted use of pesticides. Pesticides must be used in accordance with label directions. The EPA is working closely with the U.S. Virgin Islands government to investigate an incident of suspected exposure to Methyl Bromide reported on March 20, 2015. Paramedics responded to a call that four ...
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Public meeting scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 9, to discuss results of off-site sampling at carter carburetor site in St. Louis, Mo.
EPA Region 7 will host a public meeting tomorrow night to discuss the results of its off-site environmental sampling of properties near the Carter Carburetor Site in St. Louis, Mo. The public meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, at the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club, 2901 N. Grand Avenue, in St. Louis. Representatives from EPA Region 7 will discuss the results of ...
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QED offers multiple year service contract for fixed and portable systems
Leading environmental sampling equipment manufacturer, QED Environmental Systems is now offering its UK customers the opportunity to subscribe to a multiple year service contract. This new option will be available upon purchase of selected fixed and portable systems including the BIOGAS 3000, BIOGAS 5000, BIOMETHANE 3000, GA3000, GA3000 PLUS and GA5000, giving customers the advantage of added ...
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Environmental Sampling Identifies Heroin and other Illicit Drugs
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that over 605,000 Americans abused heroin in 2009. This staggering number shows the significant level of abuse of this Schedule I substance as listed by the Controlled Substances Act. Heroin is a highly addictive drug and one of the most rapidly acting of the opiates. On the street it goes by names such as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, ...
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EPA considering new toxicity testing and environmental sampling for BPA
Following a BPA Action Plan announced in March 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comment on possible toxicity testing and environmental sampling to study BPA’s potential environmental impacts. BPA has been shown to cause reproductive and developmental effects in animal studies. This action is part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s comprehensive ...
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Environmental Sampling can identify the Presence of Heroin.
Earlier this week, hundreds of Simi Valley residents packed the local city council chambers to express their concerns over heroin use in the area. The increased concerns arose after a rash of heroin related deaths in the area in the past year. Simi Valley residents are not alone in their concerns over the presence of heroin in their communities. Many parts of the country have seen heroin ...
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Total PFAS analysis using Combustion Ion Chromatography
In a joint webinar on June 23, 2022, Theresa Steurer from Metrohm International Headquarters, Switzerland, and Leo Yeung from Örebro University, Sweden, present Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) as an innovative solution for rapid and straightforward screening environmental samples for the presence of adsorbable organofluorine (AOF) and/or extractable organofluorine (EOF). Total PFAS ...
By Metrohm AG
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nanoIndEx Publishes Guidance Document on Assessment of Personal Exposure to Airborne Nanomaterials
In June 2016, the “Assessment of Individual Exposure to manufactured nanomaterials by means of personal monitors and samples” (nanoIndEx) project published a guidance document entitled Assessment of Personal Exposure to Airborne Nanomaterials. The three-year project was funded under the Safe Implementation of Innovative Nanoscience and Nanotechnology (SIINN) European Research Area ...
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EOS Remediation and Microbial Insights invite you to a webinar: Biomarker-based Tools to Validate 1,4-Dioxane Biodegradation
1,4-Dioxane is an emerging contaminant of concern, commonly associated with chlorinated solvent plumes. Due to its high solubility in water, resistance to biodegradation under natural conditions, and ineffective removal by technologies, 1,4-Dioxane tends to persist in wastewater and groundwater. 1,4-Dioxane biodegradation, catalyzed by monooxygenase enzymes, has been established in laboratory ...
By Redox Tech
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Chinese Machinery Delegation Visits ASTM
A delegation from the China Association of Machinery Industry for Environmental Protection visited ASTM International headquarters on Dec. 15, 2014, for an overview of ASTM. The group learned about ASTM Committee D22on Air Quality, particularly Subcommittee D22.03 on Ambient Atmospheres and Source Emissions. The delegation primarily comprised representatives of manufacturers of environmental ...
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Recent TB Outbreak in Los Angeles has Health Officials Concerned
Los Angeles County Health Department specialists are currently in the process of dealing with a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak that has occurred primarily among the city’s homeless population. Health officials have been busy confirming the number and types of TB cases across the county. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have also gotten involved with the outbreak. The Los ...
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AWWA announces winners of ACE14 Fresh Ideas Poster Competition
The American Water Works Association today announced the winners of its annual student poster competition. The competition took place during AWWA’s Annual Conference and Exposition (ACE14) in Boston June 8-12. The first place winner is Dan Cannistraci for his poster entitled “Development of a FISH-to-PCR Assay for Quantification and Genotyping of Cryptosporidium Spp. in Environmental ...
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Apex Instruments Announces Launch of Innovative Heated Sample Lines – With Quick Ship Program and Limited-Time Discount
Apex Instruments Announces Launch of Innovative Heated Sample Lines – With Quick Ship Program and Limited-Time Discount Apex Instruments, a global leader in source sampling equipment, is proud to announce the launch of its Lightweight Heated Sample Lines. These sample lines are designed for professional stack testers, which combine rugged durability with a lightweight design, making them ...
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Metrohm microbore columns – new, miniaturized columns for a better anion chromatography
Metrohm is pleased to introduce the Metrosep A Supp 16 – a new generation of high-capacity anion exchange columns featuring an inner diameter of 2 mm only. Metrohm’s new microbore columns have decisive advantages. Better mass sensitivity: Assuming identical sample amounts, microbore-based separations show a better mass sensitivity (peak hights and peak areas) than standard bore ...
By Metrohm AG
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