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EMLab P&K’s Virginia Lab Celebrates 5th Anniversary, Supports Northeast with Mold and Bacteria Analysis
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EMLab P&K's Houston, TX Laboratory Now AIHA Accredited for Viable Mold and Bacteria Analysis
EMLab P&K is pleased to announce expanded analytical laboratory services for mold and bacteria analysis at its Houston, TX regional laboratory. The Houston lab is now accredited by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) for viable mold and bacterial analysis (EMLAP # 193549). Clients are now able to send non-viable and viable samples for mold and bacterial lab analysis. The ...
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Expect Mold Problems Throughout Flooded Northeast Properties
EMSL Testing Lab Offers Solutions for Testing Mold, Bacteria, Asbestos, Sewage Contamination, Chemicals and Contaminated Drinking Water. Over the past few days, the Northeast part of the United States has been facing flooding issues caused by hurricane Irene. The Northeast already had flash flooding a little over a week ago that brought rising water tables to many areas. The floods from ...
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EMSL’s Houston Laboratory Celebrates 10 Years of AIHA EMLAP Accreditation
EMSL Analytical is pleased to announce that their Houston, Texas laboratory has reached a new milestone. The laboratory is celebrating 10 years of accreditation under the American Industrial Hygiene Association’s (AIHA) Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Program (EMLAP). This proud achievement represents EMSL’s commitment to quality and excellence. According to the ...
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EMSL Analytical Acquires New Microbiology Lab in Cincinnati
The nation’s leading environmental testing company, EMSL Analytical, has acquired the microbiology laboratory previously known as Quantus Analytical of Concentra Health Services, Inc. This transaction has been both amicable and mutually advantageous to both companies. EMSL will continue to operate this laboratory from its current Cincinnati location for its clients’ convenience, ...
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Creative BioMart Microbe Performs Biofilm Testing and Research for Different Applications
Creative BioMart Microbe, a sub-brand of Creative BioMart that provides microbiological services and products to multi-industry customers, now provides customers with a series of technical services related to biofilms. Biofilm is a unique structure attached to the surface by microorganisms and extracellular polymers, mainly composed of polysaccharides, proteins, nucleic acids, and lipids. ...
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EMSL Analytical Tests NHL’s Stanley Cup for Bacteria
EMSL Analytical tested the legendary trophy for the Chicago Tribune this month to see if the 5,000 people that touch and kiss it each day it is on tour are spreading dangerous pathogens. Cinnaminson, NJ, June 24th, 2010 Last week the National Hockey League’s (NHL) beloved Stanley Cup came to the offices of the Chicago Tribune. The Stanley Cup is awarded annually to the NHL championship ...
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Bacterial persistence in streams, say SSSA
A research team from the University of Tennessee (UT) has completed a study on an East Tennessee river to determine the connection between watershed hydrology and fecal bacteria statistical time series analysis. Shesh Koirala and colleagues report their findings in the July-August issue of the Journal of Environmental Quality. The article presents a study of the temporal patterns and statistical ...
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EMSL Analytical Acquires Midwest Laboratories as Strategic Growth Initiatives Continue
Midwest Laboratories’ asbestos samples are now being processed at EMSL Analytical’s AIHA and NVLAP accredited Chicago testing facility. Cinnaminson, NJ, September 7th, 2010 EMSL Analytical is pleased to announce that they have acquired Midwest Laboratories’ PLM and TEM laboratory operations. The announcement is part of EMSL’s calculated expansion plans for 2010 to ...
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Forest fires help power the nitrogen cycle
When fire burns down a forest, nitrate levels go up, and the effects are persistent, according to recent research from University of Montana scientists. They found that charcoal deposited during fire events has the potential to stimulate the conversion of ammonia to nitrates, an important step in the nitrogen cycle. Led by Patrick Ball, the research team found that a type of bacteria that ...
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EMLab P&K Performs Bacterial Analysis for Rachael Ray Show, Testing Old Makeup and Beauty Products
Recently the Emmy Award-winning Rachael Ray Show contacted EMLab P&K for bacterial analysis. The show wanted to prove that old makeup and beauty supplies harbor bacteria and could be potentially harmful to the user. EMLab P&K provided microbiology analysis and microbial consulting for the Rachael Ray Show. EMLab P&K tested several beauty products and ran state-of-the-art bacterial ...
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Clean water at majority of EU holiday destinations
Good news if you're planning a beach holiday in Europe this summer: 92.1 % of bathing waters in the European Union now meet the minimum water quality standards set by the Bathing Water Directive. This includes the Serpentine Lake in London, which will host several Olympics events, including the Open Water Marathon Swim and the swimming section of the triathlon. The results are from the latest ...
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EMLab P&K Helps North Dakota With Mold Testing and Bacteria Testing After Flooding
The Souris River overflowed its banks last month, breaking a 130-year-old high-water record and damaging thousands of homes. About 11,000 people were evacuated from Minot, ND neighborhoods nearest the river as the water crested nearly 13 feet above flood stage. The flood damaged an estimated 4,100 homes in Minot, ND, most of which were not insured against flooding. The damage was so severe that ...
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Mercury-resistant bacteria useful for studying toxic metal cycling
Mercury-resistant bacteria could help scientists to understand more about mercury cycling in the environment. In a new study, researchers identified one particular strain of soil bacterium that could serve as a model for the conversion of the toxic metal into less toxic forms. They also discovered a new gene involved in the conversion process. Bacteria play an important role in the cycling of ...
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EMLab P&K’s Houston Lab Receives TCEQ NELAP Accreditation for Water Testing
EMLab P&K is pleased to announce the TCEQ NELAP accreditation of its analytical laboratory in Houston, Texas. EMLab P&K’s water testing lab in Houston is accredited by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) for water analysis (NELAP Certificate # T104704489-11-1). EMLab P&K’s Houston lab offers water analysis for drinking water testing and non-potable water ...
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Certified reference material for better monitoring of Campylobacter outbreaks
The JRC releases CRM IRMM-313, a new microbiological certified reference material used to identify Campylobacter, a bacterium that causes intestinal infections. This material will help testing laboratories to standardise the molecular typing of Campylobacter bacteria by pulsed field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) analysis. This will improve the comparability of PFGE patterns and facilitate monitoring ...
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EMLab P&K provides lab services & supplies for USP 797 compliance
The United States Pharmacopoeia (USP) recently released a new General Chapter <797> providing procedures and requirements for compounding sterile preparations. The standards in USP 797 apply to all people and facilities that prepare 'compounding sterile preparations' including pharmacies, health care clinics and hospitals. These requirements include routine biological monitoring of the ...
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EMLab P&K Increases Mold Testing and Bacteria Testing Capacity To Help With Recovery After Mississippi River Flooding
Spring snow melt off and weeks of heavy rain have caused flooding in the Mississippi River and Ohio River Valleys that has become the worst flooding in the central United States in 70 years. Thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes and neighborhoods in Arkansas, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, and Tennessee among other parts of the Midwest and ...
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Water is scarce in supply. Its protection starts with accurate monitoring.
Due to its scarcity, in 2010, the United Nations declared clean water as a basic human right. This right can only be enforced, worldwide, through the strict regulation of water markets and the constant control of quality. The LAR pre-warning system ToxAlarm continuously monitors drinking and surface water for harmful pollutants. This unique online toxicity analyser contains a highly sensitive ...
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Phigenics Receives Patents for Legionella Test
Today, Phigenics, LLC received notice of allowance from the US Patent and Trademark Office for the third in a series of three patents. The three new patents cover compositions and methods of use for the Phigenics Validation Test® viable Legionella and Total Heterotrophic Aerobic Bacteria field analytical system (the PVT). The PVT field analytical system provides more accurate results much ...
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