industrial microbiology News
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DOE Selects R&D Projects in the Biomanufacturing Sector
On July 10, 2020, DOE EERE announced that it has selected eight projects totaling more than $5 million to conduct R&D needed to accelerate the U.S. biomanufacturing sector. These projects are a part of the Agile BioFoundry (ABF) consortium and will leverage National Laboratory capabilities to address challenges in biomanufacturing. Each of these ABF selected projects has been invited to ...
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Osprey Biotechnics named a 2017 Partner of the Year Award Winner by the Environmental Protection Agency’s Safer Choice Program
This is the third year in a row the company has received a partner of the year award. This award is in the Formulators-Product Manufacturers category which recognizes their continued efforts to support the ideals of the Safer Choice Program with customers and the public to reduce health and environmental risks by advancing the manufacture and use of safer products and technologies. Partner of ...
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EMSL Releases FREE Methamphetamine-Clandestine Test Kits
EMSL Analytical, Inc., North America’s leading provider of laboratory testing services, is pleased to announce the release of their new Methamphetamine-Clandestine Drug Residue Test Kit for environmental and inspection professionals. Methamphetamine laboratories have been found in everything from hotel rooms and recreational vehicles to apartments and luxury suburban homes. During the ...
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Scientists start to tap marine microbes for biotech use
The hot, brackish waters of French Polynesia’s lagoons in the Pacific could harbour microbes with huge commercial potential, including for drug creation or to produce alternatives to plastics, say researchers. The extreme conditions found in some Polynesian aquatic ecosystems, which are often characterised by high temperatures and salinity, mean that unique marine bacteria have evolved ...
By SciDev.Net
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Asbestos Analysis Laboratory Celebrates 30th Anniversary
EMSL Analytical, Inc., the world's leading asbestos testing laboratory is celebrating its 30th year of providing quality asbestos laboratory results to asbestos and environmental professionals worldwide. Opening in 1981 in Camden, NJ, in a small storefront building on Market Street, EMSL has now grown to over 39 locations throughout the United States and Canada. In addition to asbestos ...
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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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EMSL Raleigh, NC Laboratory Receives A2LA Accreditation for Food Microbiology Testing
EMSL Analytical, a leading provider of advanced environmental laboratory services, announced today that their Raleigh, NC laboratory has been accredited by the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for food microbiology testing. The company is busy expanding its food testing services to locations across the country to satisfy demand. “EMSL Analytical is pleased to ...
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IUL presents iPeak Europium, a new lateral flow reader for fluorescence-labeled lateral flow tests
PRESS RELEASE_Barcelona, 2nd Nov 2021 IUL presents a new fluorescence lateral flow reader in the framework of the Advanced Lateral Flow Conference in San Diego 2021. iPeak® Europium represents a fundamental advance in the lateral flow reader fields. IUL SA presents iPeak® Europium a new off-the-shelf lateral flow reader designed to scan fluorescence-labeled lateral flow tests. ...
By IUL S.A.
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Formaldehyde Banned from Children’s Products in Minnesota
State representatives in Minnesota have voted to ban formaldehyde, a cancer causing chemical, from children’s personal care products in an effort to protect children from toxic chemicals. The ban was approved after a 113-13 vote on Friday. This ban will prohibit companies from intentionally using formaldehyde and formaldehyde-releasing preservatives in products intended for children under ...
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EMSL Receives Registration Maintenance Points for Canada Workshop
EMSL Analytical is proud to announce that our Advanced Fungal and Data Interpretation workshop has been awarded Registration Maintenance (RM) Points by the Canadian Registration Board of Occupational Hygienists (CRBOH). The CRBOH sets standards for professional competence for occupational hygienists and occupational hygiene technologists. According to the CRBOH, RM points represent attainment ...
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EMSL Analytical First to Announce Nation’s Largest Open House and Laboratory Tour
EMSL Analytical, Inc. is pleased to become the first lab to announce the nation’s largest Open House and Laboratory Tour. The leading testing laboratory will open its doors to clients with snacks and refreshments at all of their North America locations throughout the United States and Canada. In addition, EMSL will show attendees what mold and asbestos looks like under a microscope so that ...
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EMSL Turns To Sun To Help Power Corporate Laboratory
EMSL Corporate Lab Turns To Sun For Electricity PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 01, 2011 – EMSL has just activated a 526.080 Kilowatt photovoltaic solar panel installation consisting of a total of 1,320 modules. The system is located on the roof of the corporate laboratory of EMSL and also the adjoining Pep Boys Plaza commercial center, by doing this green project EMSL is reinforcing ...
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Slag Containing Arsenic, Mercury, and Lead Contaminates Columbia River
According to the Huffington Post, Teck Resources Ltd. has admitted that discharge from their smelter has polluted the Columbia River across the U.S. and Canada border for 100 years, from 1896 to 1995. The Columbia River is contaminated with slag containing arsenic, mercury, lead, and other metals left over after the company processed zinc at its smelter located near the river. Teck ...
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Diesel Fumes May be More Polluting than Gasoline
During a recent study conducted in California, researchers took air samples from California’s San Joaquin Valley and an Oakland traffic tunnel and performed a chemical analysis. The results indicated that diesel fuel emissions are actually more polluting than many perceive, according to the LA Times. The study specifically focused on the pollutant known as secondary organic aerosol (SOA), ...
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Formaldehyde to be Removed from All Johnson and Johnson Products
According to The New York Times, Johnson and Johnson has voluntarily decided to remove potentially harmful chemicals, including formaldehyde and 1,4 dioxane, from all of their personal care products by the end of 2015. Upon this announcement, Johnson and Johnson has become the first major personal care product company to make this extensive commitment. Previously, the company stated that they ...
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New Technology Could Lead to Dramatic Advances in Superfund Cleanups of Rivers
There have been many technological advances since the Superfund program was established, reports the New York Times, and many believe these advances will greatly improve the program’s chances of success when dealing with contaminated rivers. In the past, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) avoided cleaning up polluted waterways, because the process was too expensive, difficult, and ...
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EMSL Receives New Continuing Education Credits in California
EMSL Analytical has been approved as a registered provider for continuing education for Indoor Air Quality and Industrial Hygiene sampling workshops. This approval has been issued by the National Environmental Health Association, NEHA, for 6.5 continuing education credits for the California Department of Public Health Registered Environmental Health Specialists. EMSL hosts numerous Indoor Air ...
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Creative BioMart Provides Service to Help Conquer the Challenges of Food Pathogen Detection
Creative BioMart Microbe, a sub-brand of Creative BioMart that provides microbiological services and products to multi-industry customers, now offers multiple microbiological services and platforms to help conquer the challenges of foodborne pathogen detection. Food safety has always been a major concern on a global scale because it directly affects people's health and safety. Various diseases ...
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EMSL Analytical’s St. Louis Laboratory Receives A2LA Accreditation for Food Testing
EMSL Analytical, a leading provider of testing services nationwide, announced today that their St. Louis, MO food testing laboratory has received an accreditation, certified to the ISO 17025:2005 / AOAC standard, from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA). The news has already spread quickly within the food industry, who previously had limited choices for accredited ...
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EMSL DNA Testing Lab Helps Solve Mysteries
The DNA Analysis Laboratory at EMSL Analytical, Inc. has undertaken a number of special projects or developed customer-tailored tests to support their investigations. The areas involved include food safety and contaminants in food, environmental safety and exposure concerns; such as identification of rodent droppings, and legal investigations for example Salmonella in peanut butter, blood stain ...
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