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“PEFTEC 2015 will be frenetic” warn organisers
PEFTEC 2015 will take place at the Antwerp Expo in Belgium on 18th and 19th November. With a packed Conference agenda, over 80 Seminars and over 120 Exhibitors, the organisers have warned that the 2-day event will be extremely busy. “With so much going on in such a short space of time, PEFTEC will be frenetic and visitors should plan their time very carefully,” says Marcus Pattison. ...
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Live Webinar (in Spanish): Mercury analysis in complex matrices: challenges and solutions
Determination of mercury in complex samples is always a challenge for the laboratory analysis. In this webinar, Sandra Mercedes Garcia and Ivan Gilberto Aragon, experts of Khymos, the exclusive dealer of Lumex Instruments in Colombia, will discuss the advantages of atomic absorption spectroscopy with Zeeman background correction (ZAAS) for the analysis of mercury in a variety of samples. This ...
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´PEFTEC 2015 will be frenetic´ warn organisers
PEFTEC 2015 will take place at the Antwerp Expo in Belgium on 18th and 19th November. With a packed Conference agenda, over 80 Seminars and over 120 Exhibitors, the organisers have warned that the 2-day event will be extremely busy. “With so much going on in such a short space of time, PEFTEC will be frenetic and visitors should plan their time very carefully,” says Marcus Pattison. ...
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Live Webinar: Simple Mercury Analysis of Complex Samples: Soil, Oil, Foodstuffs and More
Determination of mercury in complex samples presents specific challenges for laboratory analysis. This especially applies to soil, crude oil, wastewater, ores, foodstuffs, and biological samples. As a rule, these samples represent complex mixtures of various organic and inorganic compounds. Conventional AA and AF analysis techniques require lengthy stages of sample preparation and mercury ...
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Live Webinar: Simple Mercury Analysis of Complex Samples: Soil, Oil, Foodstuffs and More
Date: Tuesday October 18th, 2016 | Time: 06:30 AM UTC, 09:30 AM AST, 12:00 PM IST, 14:30 SGT | Duration: 1 hour Determination of mercury in complex samples is always a challenge for the laboratory analysis. In this webinar, Lumex Instruments’ experts Georg Debus and Nikolay Ivanov discuss the advantages of atomic absorption spectroscopy with Zeeman background correction (ZAAS) for the ...
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Tetra Tech Wins $23 Million U.S. EPA Water Contract
Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today it has been awarded a five-year, $23 million single-award contract with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to assess and reduce the human health and ecological risk from contaminated fish, sediments, and water-borne pathogens in fresh and marine waters. Through a combination of field work, laboratory analysis, modeling, and data ...
By Tetra Tech
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Analyse-it 4.0 released: Support for CLSI guidelines, and Measurement Systems Analysis
Support for 10 of the latest CLSI EP guidelines The latest release of the Analyse-it Method Validation edition now supports 10 of the latest CLSI evaluation protocol (EP) guidelines. CLSI guidelines are world-renowned and are recognized by the College of American Pathologists (CAP), The Joint Commission, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Analyse-it has been a driving force in the ...
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NIOSH test accuracy of the Formaldemeter htv
The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recently carried out studies upon the PPM Technology Formaldemeter™ htV and another leading direct-reading formaldehyde monitor and compared the two instruments with the fully evaluated NIOSH 2016 (NIOSH 2003). The null hypothesis for the study was that the mean formaldehyde concentration for the direct-reading instrument ...
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Phosphate monitor protects Cumbrian lake during restoration
Novel phosphate monitoring technology from OTT Hydrometry is helping the South Cumbria Rivers Trust (SCRT) to improve water quality during a project to restore a lake in the north of England. Funded by United Utilities, the Elterwater Remediation Project has been created to improve water quality by increasing water flow through the lake and dramatically lowering residency time. Background ...
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The Environmental Resource Tool Box
The WastewaterWizard Presents: The Environmental Resource Tool Box: Containing; Tools for Measuring Environmental Compliance! The Four Tools for Measuring Environmental Compliance are as follows: 1.) Permitting 2.) Operating 3.) Training 4.) Ask; The Wastewater Expert The Environmental Permitting Tool executes; The Evaluation of existing and upcoming Local and Federal Environmental ...
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Successful trial for new remote Phosphate monitor
Researchers at the UK’s Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) have conducted trials on the river Thames to evaluate a new remote phosphate monitoring technology (Cycle-P) as part of a high-frequency (hourly resolution) monitoring programme that is studying river nutrient concentrations and how they are affected by algal abundance. The monitoring system ran continuously over the summer of ...
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New Commission research facility will contribute to reliable measurements and testing throughout Europe
Better healthcare, safer food and environmental protection are just some of the ways in which accurate measurements enhance our quality of life. On 23 November, a new scientific facility to develop measurement standards in challenging areas such as life sciences will be inaugurated at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in Geel, Belgium. The European Commissioner for Research, ...
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ASTM E329 - 11c Standard Specification for Agencies Engaged in Construction Inspection, Testing, or Special Inspection
This specification defines the minimum requirements for inspection agency personnel or testing agency laboratory personnel, or both, and the minimum technical requirements for equipment and procedures utilized in the testing and inspection of construction and materials used in construction. Criteria provided herein shall be used for evaluating ...
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Noble Energy Inc. agrees to make system upgrades and fund projects to reduce air pollution in Colorado
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Department of Justice and the State of Colorado today announced a settlement with Houston-based Noble Energy, Inc. resolving alleged Clean Air Act violations stemming from the company’s oil and gas exploration and production activities in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, north of Denver, Colorado. The settlement resolves claims that Noble failed to ...
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New CRM for trace elements in chocolate released (ERM-BD512)
On 1 January 2018 a new amendment ((EC) No 488/2014) to Commission regulation (EC) No 1881/2006 came into force establishing, among others, new maximum residue levels (MRLs) for cadmium in chocolate and cocoa products. To support monitoring of these MRLs in chocolate by food authorities the JRC has released a new Certified Reference Material ERM-BD512 Dark Chocolate, certified for cadmium ...
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EISC’s paul banfer invited to board of ELAB
EISC’s paul banfer invited to board of ELABEISC is pleased to announce that effective August 15, 2004, Paul Banfer, Founder and Vice President of Product Technology, will officially serve as a member of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Environmental Laboratory Advisory Board (ELAB). ELAB was established in compliance with the Federal Advisory Committee Act in 1995 to ...
By EISC
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New Commission research facility will contribute to reliable measurements and testing throughout Europe
Better healthcare, safer food and environmental protection are just some of the ways in which accurate measurements enhance our quality of life. On 23 November, a new scientific facility to develop measurement standards in challenging areas such as life sciences will be inaugurated at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in Geel, Belgium. The European Commissioner for Research, ...
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Mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010
In adopting an own-initiative report on the mid-term review of the European Environment and Health Action Plan 2004-2010, the European Parliament acknowledges the efforts made by the Commission since the action plan was launched in 2004. It considers, however, that such an action plan is bound to fail at least in part, since it is designed solely to accompany existing Community policies. The ...
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ERM-BB185: a new CRM for the determination of toxic metals in liver
Maximum levels for contaminants such as cadmium and lead in foodstuffs are set by EC Regulation 466/2001 and amendments 1881/2006 and 488/2014. Related to its role to support Member States in implementation of legislative requirements, the JRC has just released a new certified reference material (CRM) containing the following elements in bovine liver: lead and cadmium, as well as arsenic, copper, ...
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JRC-IRMM releases a new certified reference material for trace elements in shellfish
JRC-IRMM has released a new certified reference material (CRM) ERM-CE278k Mussel Tissue. Certified values are given for 13 elements that allow laboratories to control analytical measurements made for environmental monitoring and to ensure food safety. Compared to our previous mussel tissue CRMs, it provides values for a greater number of elements so that it may be useful for a wider variety of ...
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