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EMSL's Portland Laboratory Receives Bulk Asbestos PLM Accreditation for Vermont
EMSL Analytical, Inc., the nation’s leading provider of asbestos laboratory services, is proud to announce that their Portland, Maine laboratory has been awarded accreditation from the state of Vermont’s Department of Health. The accreditation from Vermont’s Department of Health guarantees that EMSL Analytical’s Portland, Maine laboratory is certified to analyze bulk ...
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EMSL Portland, Maine Laboratory Receives NVLAP Accreditation for TEM and PLM Asbestos Analysis
EMSL Analytical, Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of advanced environmental laboratory services, is proud to announce that their Portland, Maine laboratory has been awarded accreditation from the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP). The NVLAP Asbestos Fiber Analysis accreditation guarantees that EMSL’s Maine laboratory is proficient in the analysis ...
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Illinois Fire Raises Asbestos Concerns from Area Residents
The environmental and building science consultants from EC2 provide air and bulk asbestos sampling to ensure emergency responders, area residents and building occupants are not exposed to deadly asbestos fibers. Last month a raging fire in Algonquin, Illinois may have released dangerous asbestos fibers into the air. A 94 year old vacant factory that had been scheduled to be torn down in the ...
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EMSL Expands Charlotte Asbestos and Mold Lab Testing Lab
EMSL is pleased to announce the recent move of their Charlotte laboratory. The new facility is a state of the art 4,500 square foot building which nearly doubles EMSL’s laboratory space. This move was necessitated by EMSL’s tremendous growth in the Charlotte area since opening in June 2008. Contributing to this tremendous growth has been the steady addition of quality personnel and ...
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EMSL Moves Asbestos and Mold Lab to Denver
EMSL - 30 Years of Quality Asbestos Lab Results PRLog (Press Release) - Aug 11, 2011 - EMSL is pleased to announce the move of their Colorado laboratory currently located in Centennial to a new location in Denver conveniently located off I-25. The new facility is a state of the art 3,800 s.f. building which nearly doubles EMSL’s laboratory space. This move was necessitated by ...
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New York City Renovation Projects and Required Asbestos Assessments
Building owners in New York City that are contemplating renovation, alteration, or demolition activities are responsible for determining whether asbestos-containing materials are present in any areas that will be affected by the work. This means that anytime someone files for a permit with the Department of Building they are required to obtain an ACP5 form to show it is not an asbestos project. ...
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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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Asbestos Still Impacting Chicago and Illinois
The environmental and building science consultants from EC2 provide asbestos air and bulk sampling to ensure building occupants are not being exposed to deadly asbestos fibers. Illinois, and in particular the Chicago area, has traditionally been one of the manufacturing centers for the United States. The area became a major railhead, port and steel mill center. With industry, the population ...
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EMLab P&K Fort Lauderdale Marks 11 Years As Accredited Asbestos Testing Lab
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, announces another milestone as its Fort Lauderdale lab has been accredited for asbestos analysis for more than a decade. EMLab P&K’s Florida lab has been accredited by NIST NVLAP (Lab Code 200738-0) for 11 years for asbestos fiber analysis to identify asbestos fibers in ...
By EMLab P&K
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EMLab P&K Houston Lab Expands, Earns NVLAP Accreditation for Asbestos Analysis
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, announces the expansion of its lab in Houston, Texas and accreditation by the National Volunteer Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for PLM bulk asbestos analysis (NVLAP Lab Code 600122-0). EMLab P&K now has eleven (11) NVLAP-accredited laboratories for asbestos ...
By EMLab P&K
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Illinois Worker Awarded $90 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
Last month it was announced that a 59 year old man was awarded $90 million by a jury in Bloomington, Illinois. The plaintiff suffers from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The man claimed that his exposure occurred while working as a pipe fitter during the 1970s at a number of different worksites. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber that was added to countless ...
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Illinois Company Fined $1.2 Million due to Asbestos Problems
Last week it was reported in the Chicago Sun-Times that an Illinois company in Cicero has been fined $1.2 million by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). According to an OSHA news release the fine occurred because, “…five unprotected and untrained workers allegedly were required to conduct asbestos removal exposing them to this cancer-causing material.” ...
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EMLab P&K Opens Atlanta Asbestos Lab With NVLAP Accreditation for Asbestos Analysis
EMLab P&K, a TestAmerica company and the leading commercial indoor air quality (IAQ) laboratory in North America, announces the opening of its asbestos lab in Atlanta, Georgia and accreditation by the National Volunteer Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) for PLM bulk asbestos analysis (NVLAP Lab Code 201060-0). EMLab P&K now has eleven (11) NVLAP-accredited laboratories for asbestos ...
By EMLab P&K
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Asbestos Removal Project in an Illinois School has Parents Concerned
Last month, WFIE Channel 14 reported on an asbestos removal project at a Carmi, Illinois high school. Usually when parents learn of asbestos being removed from their child’s school it brings relief to parents’ minds, but this time many parents voiced concerns. The reason for the parents’ concern was due to the fact that the asbestos removal project was beginning during the ...
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Illinois Nursing Home Fails to Follow Asbestos Removal Requirements
Last month, the Pekin Daily Times reported about a local nursing home that is under investigation by the Illinois Department of Public Health. The Illinois nursing center failed to follow state requirements to check for asbestos before removing old floor tiles from the facility following a water leak that damaged the area. The floor tiles did contain asbestos and the health department requires ...
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