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Accutest acquires environmental assets of Southern Petroleum

Accutest Corp. (Dayton, NJ) announced that it has acquired the environmental testing division of Southern Petroleum Laboratories (SPL; Houston, TX). The newly acquired assets provide environmental testing services to petroleum, industrial, and engineering clients in the Gulf Coast and central U.S. regions. "We continue to implement our strategy of building Accutest into a leading national ...

Dec. 9, 2010

By Environmental Business International (EBI)
Concerns Escalate Over Leaching of Selenium from the San Joaquin Valley

California’s LA Testing provides selenium testing solutions for agribusiness, municipalities and environmental agencies. Los Alamitos, CA, June 9th, 2010 Selenium is a naturally occurring mineral that was discovered in 1817. Since then its manufacture and use by man has increased dramatically. Selenium is a chemical element represented by the symbol Se. Selenium salts in trace amounts ...

Jun. 10, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Potentially Dangerous Pesticide Approved for Use in California

LA Testing provides environmental and air testing services to ensure indoor and outdoor surroundings are safe for people. Earlier this month California regulators approved the controversial pesticide, methyl iodide, for use on fruits and vegetables across the state. Methyl iodide is replacing methyl bromide, which is a potent neurotoxin and one of a number of chemicals that have been found to ...

Dec. 21, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Asbestos Landfill a Concern for Area Residents

LA Testing provides environmental and air testing services to ensure asbestos found in California does not cause health concerns for area residents. Garden Grove, CA, January 31st, 2011 A recent article highlighted the fact that once asbestos has been removed from a building the health concerns caused by the asbestos do not just go away. A California family in Vacaville is concerned about ...

Jan. 31, 2011

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Environmental Protection Agency Approves California Shipyard’s Asbestos Controls

The laboratories at LA Testing provide asbestos testing solutions to protect people, the environment and property from the dangers of asbestos exposure. Los Alamitos, CA, July 12th, 2010 A recent investigation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a redevelopment project at the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard in Bayview, California found that current practices are now adequately ...

Jul. 12, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Cleanup from California Floods Expose Asbestos Dangers

LA Testing provides environmental and air testing services to ensure remediation efforts across California do not cause additional indoor air quality (IAQ) problems. Last week historic rainfall and flooding caused havoc across much of California. Five days of storms pounded many communities and caused widespread damage to countless homes and businesses. The damage was so vast that Governor ...

Dec. 29, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
California Apartment Owner and Contractor Face Asbestos Violations

Asbestos testing services offered by LA Testing protect people, the environment and property from asbestos exposure. Los Alamitos, CA, July 26th, 2010 This month it was reported that two California men face heavy fines for asbestos violations at a Ventura apartment complex. The building, constructed in 1964, recently had water damage from broken pipes that required thirty-six of the units to ...

Jul. 27, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Formaldehyde in Clothes, is it Cause for Health Concerns?

LA Testing provides formaldehyde and VOC testing services to ensure consumer products such as clothing, as well as indoor environments, are safe for building occupants. Garden Grove, CA, October 5th, 2010 Textile resins containing formaldehyde have been used in some clothing since the 1920s. The formaldehyde in the resins helps to make the clothing wrinkle and stain resistant, but these ...

Oct. 5, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Arizona Charter Schools Fined for Asbestos Violations

LA Testing provides asbestos testing solutions to protect students, faculty and school administrators from the dangers associated with asbestos exposure. Los Alamitos, CA, June 7th, 2010 This spring the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) fined three charter school operators in Arizona. The schools were in the greater Phoenix and Tucson areas. The fines totaled in the thousands of ...

Jun. 7, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Arizona Department of Environmental Quality (ADEQ) Fines Contractors over Asbestos Violations

The laboratories at LA Testing provide asbestos testing solutions to protect people, the environment and property from the dangers of asbestos exposure. Los Alamitos, CA. This month Arizona announced fines of $100,000 that three contractors have agreed to pay for violating asbestos rules. The fines resulted from construction work that took place in early 2006 at the Marine Corps Air Station ...

Jun. 24, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Intertek Expands Environmental Testing in Mexico

Intertek’s New Environmental Laboratory helps Tabasco’s petrochemical industry meet environmental compliance. VILLAHERMOSA, Mexico - Intertek, a leading provider of quality and safety solutions serving a wide range of industries around the world, today announced the opening of a new environmental laboratory in Villahermosa. The primary function of the new laboratory will further help ...

Sep. 30, 2010

By Intertek Testing Services Ltd.
Is Mold Killing Western Gulls in San Francisco

LA Testing offers environmental testing services for mold, bacteria and other possible contaminants that can damage the environment and people’s health. Pasadena, CA, March 30th, 2011 Earlier this month The Bay Citizen published a story about the alarming number of western gulls that are dying near San Francisco’s industrial Pier 94. The article, “Mold Mystery Surrounds SF ...

Mar. 30, 2011

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Old Shooting Ranges Cause Lead Contamination Worries

LA Testing provides affordable lead testing solutions for developers and municipalities who are in the process of transforming old shooting ranges into new uses. Los Alamitos, CA, May 26th, 2009 A former biathlon shooting range in Alaska caused a multi-million dollar project to halt construction earlier this year. The shooting range was located in a part of Kincaid Park that was being ...

Jun. 1, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
California County Urges Parents to Test Children for Lead Poisoning

LA Testing provides affordable lead testing solutions for parents, property owners and environmental professionals to ensure environments are safe for children. Garden Grove, CA, August 19th, 2010 San Bernardino County health officials recently issued an alert for parents of young children to have them tested for lead poisoning. As recently as 2009 the county ranked 5th out of 58 California ...

Aug. 23, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
California’s Proposition 26 Could Impact Environmental Projects across the State

LA Testing provides environmental testing services to protect people and the environment from pollution and toxins. Tomorrow voters across California will decide the fate of Proposition 26. If passed, Proposition 26 will make two changes to California’s State Constitution. First it defines various state “fees” as “taxes” and secondly it requires people’s ...

Nov. 1, 2010

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
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 ...

Feb. 4, 2011

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Pace Analytical Services, Inc., Purchases ERMI Environmental Laboratories of Allen, Texas

Pace Analytical, an industry-leading provider of environmental testing services, announced today that it has acquired ERMI Environmental Laboratories, a full-service environmental testing laboratory located in Allen, TX. ERMI will help accelerate Pace Analytical's efforts to expand its environmental laboratory network and broaden its testing capabilities in order to better serve more clients in ...

Nov. 22, 2011

By Pace Analytical
California Business Owners File Suit against Commercial Property Owners

Earlier this month, it was reported in the Marin Independent Journal that former business owners of a video store have filed a lawsuit against their past landlords in Fairfax, California. The suit alleges that the property owners knew of improperly disposed of perchloroethylene at the shopping center by another tenant that operated a dry cleaning business, but did not inform the video store ...

Jul. 27, 2011

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Santa Clarita Faces Environmental Challenges with Whittaker-Bermite Property

In the California city of Santa Clarita there is a 996 acre piece of land that developers would like give a new lease on life to with new construction. The problem is the property has been found to be contaminated with various toxic substances. For decades the land was the site of various manufacturing plants that included everything from the manufacturing of dynamite and fireworks to ...

Mar. 22, 2011

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.
Mississippi River Flood Victims on the Lookout for Mold & Bacteria

Cinnaminson, NJ, May 11st, 2011 Earlier this week, it was announced that the Mississippi River had crested around Memphis, while downstream many communities were still facing additional flooding. The water levels in Memphis had not been observed since the 1930s and many low lying areas were heavily damaged by the flood waters. Further south, in Louisiana, it was reported that the Army Corps of ...

May 11, 2011

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

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