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EMSL Announces PA Building Inspector Initial Course in Cinnaminson, NJ
EMSL Analytical will be holding a PA Building Inspector Initial Course from Monday, December 3rd to Wednesday, December 5th at our corporate headquarters located at 200 Route 130 North, Cinnaminson, New Jersey 08077. The course will begin at 8:00 AM, but sign in begins at 7:45 AM. The cost of the workshop is $425 per person. EMSL Analytical, Inc. has recently been accredited by the ...
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Ontario Association of Home Inspectors Approves EMSL Asbestos Workshop
EMSL Analytical will hold an asbestos workshop on Tuesday, September, 11, 2012 at Courtyard by Marriott Brampton Hotel & Convention Center, 90 Biscayne Crescent Brampton, ON L6W 4S1. Registration will begin at 8:30a.m. and the cost of the workshop is $299. The course will begin with an overview of asbestos, including its background, uses, and health hazards. Next participants will discuss ...
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry Approves EMSL Asbestos Building Inspector and Management Planner Refresher Courses
EMSL Analytical is proud of receiving a prestigious accreditation by the Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry to offer asbestos refresher courses for building inspectors and management planners. The courses will take place at EMSL’s headquarters, located at 200 Route 130 Cinnaminson, New Jersey 08077. The asbestos training courses will fulfill the requirements held by the State of ...
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Asbestos Mine Reopening in Canada Sparks Criticism from Thailand
As reported in June, the Quebec government granted the Jeffery Mine in Quebec’s Eastern Townships $58 million to reopen. Once opened it will be the only remaining asbestos mine in the country. This has sparked much controversy, including overwhelming opposition in Thailand one of the world’s largest consumers of asbestos. According to the Huffington Post, anti-asbestos advocates ...
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Homeowners Should Test Attics for Asbestos Containing Vermiculite Insulation
EMSL Analytical offers easy asbestos testing solutions to protect people against insulation that may contain cancer causing asbestos fibers. Cinnaminson, NJ, November 30th, 2010 For years it has been known that up to 35 million homes across America may be contaminated with asbestos tainted vermiculite insulation. Although not all materials that contain vermiculite have asbestos, many products ...
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Leading Asbestos Laboratory Helps Building Owners & Tenants Battle Asbestos Dangers
EMSL Analytical offers asbestos testing solutions to environmental professionals, the general public and property owners and managers to protect against airborne asbestos fibers. Cinnaminson, NJ, October 7th, 2010 It has been proven from countless scientific studies that breathing asbestos fibers can lead to an increased risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma and respiratory diseases. Exposure to ...
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Global Asbestos Awareness Week Reminds Homeowners of Health Risks
In February of this year, Senator Max Baucus introduced legislation which passed the Senate declaring the first week of April to be National Asbestos Awareness Week. This coincides with the Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) that occurs on those same dates. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber mined from the Earth. In the past it was regularly added to building products to ...
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Asbestos-Containing Brake Pads and Pipes Continue to Be Imported to Canada
Recent reports have suggested that the asbestos industry in Canada will soon be nearing an end; however, products containing the carcinogenic mineral continue to be imported and used in Ontario, according to The Star. Throughout Canada, insulation containing asbestos is being removed from buildings, but asbestos-containing brake pads and cement pipes are being brought into the country. Reports ...
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SE-Emerging evidence that the ban on asbestos use is reducing the occurrence of pleural mesothelioma in Sweden
The first bans on asbestos use were introduced by Nordic countries, i.e. Iceland (1982), Norway (1983), and Sweden (1982), but the restrictions imposed by legislation may vary among countries. The aim of this study was to estimate the effects of the ban and other measures to decrease the use of asbestos in Sweden. The analysis indicates that the ban and other restrictions on the use of asbestos ...
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California Mall Faces Asbestos Abatement
LA Testing provides asbestos testing services to ensure construction and remediation projects across California do not cause indoor air quality (IAQ) problems from asbestos. During the busy holiday shopping season in December, a broken sprinkler pipe burst causing flooding at the Garden Walk Mall in Chico, California. Not only did the flooding from the broken pipe happen at an unfortunate time ...
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ASTM D7712 - 11 standard terminology for sampling and analysis of asbestos
1.1 This terminology standard is a collective vocabulary relating to sampling and analysis of asbestos. As a convenience to general interest, it contains most of the standard terms, definitions, and nomenclature under the jurisdiction of Committee D22. 1.2 Many of the entries in this terminology are copied (with attribution) from the standards of origin referenced in Section 2. The ...
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EMLab P&K’s Atlanta Mold Lab Now AIHA-LAP, LLC Accredited for Mold 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 Atlanta, Georgia laboratory by the American Industrial Hygiene Association® Laboratory Accreditation Programs (AIHA-LAP, LLC) for mold analysis (EMLAP #221504). Clients can now send spore trap samples for mold analysis to the Atlanta ...
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The Microscope: iATL author`s cover article
Lou Solebello, Senior Analyst/Microscopist at iATL has secured the front cover for his recent article in The Microscope (Volume 58). The article is a continuation of recent research that Mr. Solebello has conducted and presented previously at the 2010 ASTM Beard Conference and at InterMicro in 2010. Lou's involvement in ASTM D22.07 (Asbestos Sampling and Analysis) underscores his professional ...
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EMSL Analytical Will Hold Canada Asbestos Workshop in Brampton, ON
The event will be dedicated to helping environemental professionals understand sampling techniques for asvestos. Topics will include the life cycle of an asbestos project, analysis options, the changing landscape of asbestos testing, and more. The “Understanding Asbestos Workshop” is scheduled for September 11, 2012 in Brampton, ON. Currently the course is approved for the following ...
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Indianapolis Testing Laboratory Announces Client Appreciation BBQ & Laboratory Tour
EMSL Analytical, a leading provider of advanced environmental laboratory services, has recently announced their Indianapolis, IN laboratory will be hosting a client appreciation BBQ and laboratory open house on July 23rd, 2010. “EMSL Analytical"s Indianapolis, IN laboratory is a very well established full service laboratory that has been well rooted in the community for years” ...
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San Diego Gas and Electric Convicted of Asbestos Violations
SAN DIEGO, California, July 25, 2007 (ENS) - A federal jury in San Diego has found San Diego Gas and Electric Company guilty on three counts of violating asbestos work practice standards and one count of making false statements. The charges relate to the company's removal of asbestos from 9.23 miles of underground piping at the former Encanto Gas Holder facility in Lemon Grove, California, in ...
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Envirochem`s News
Expansion of our provided services and facilities We are pleased to announce the expansion of our facilities and provided services. This includes the investment in a new building within "The Gardens". The new facilities will allow for a specially designed chemical analysis laboratory and a fully equipped brand new microbiological analysis laboratory. New Regional Manager for our ...
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iATL Is Now A Certified Laboratory With The Ohio State EPA’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP)
International Asbestos Testing Laboratories (iATL) announces certification with the Ohio State EPA’s Voluntary Action Program (VAP). The Ohio State EPA Voluntary Action Program was created to allow individuals to investigate possible environmental contamination and then if necessary clean the contamination to receive a promise from the State of Ohio that no further cleanup action is needed. ...
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EMSL’s Denver Laboratory Awarded AIHA EMLAP Accreditation
The Denver, Colorado environmental testing facility has continued its busy expansion of services since opening their doors! EMSL Analytical, a leading provider of advanced environmental laboratory services, has recently announced that their Denver laboratory has been accredited by AIHA for microbiology analysis. The exciting news has quickly made its way to Colorado environmental ...
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EMLab P&K`s San Diego Asbestos Laboratory Receives NVLAP Accreditation for Asbestos Analysis
EMLab P&K is pleased to announce the accreditation of its asbestos lab in San Diego, California by the National Volunteer Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for PLM bulk asbestos analysis (NVLAP Lab Code 500034-0). 'With our San Diego laboratory receiving NVLAP accreditation, EMLab P&K continues to demonstrate it is among the very best asbestos laboratories in the nation. The ...
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