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Asbestos Analysis: Airborne Fiber Count (NIOSH 7400)

Asbestos analysis includes testing of air sample for asbestos and other fibers by PCM. It is used primarily for estimating asbestos concentrations in air. It is used to show compliance with limits set by NIOSH, OSHA, and other regulatory agencies. The method does not differentiate between asbestos and other ...

By EMLab P&K based in South San Francisco, CALIFORNIA (USA). from Asbestos Lab Analysis Service line

Asbestos Encapsulation

Asbestos surfaces undergo a weathering process after many years of exposure and a loose surface layer develops which on roofs become colonized with dark lichen. The lichen attacks the cement causing exposure of the asbestos fibers, the surface become unstable and asbestos cement sheeting is weakened. ...

By CIVMAK based in Al-Khobar, SAUDI ARABIA.

Asbestos in Soil Analysis: EPA Protocol Modified Semi-Quantitative (Soil)

Asbestos analysis includes testing of soil matrix for asbestos by performing a visual estimation. The method involves preparing the sample in specific manner that helps in the detection and the semi-quantification of the asbestos fibers in the soil sample. It might however require a more detailed method like the ...

By EMLab P&K based in South San Francisco, CALIFORNIA (USA). from Asbestos Lab Analysis Service line

Asbestos Services

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was used extensively in the middle of the twentieth century for a wide variety of reasons. Asbestos fibers added to materials produced durability, strength, chemical resistance, and heat resistant characteristics for hundreds of items. Current health and ...

By HydroTech Corporation based in Anderson, INDIANA (USA).

Asbestos Analysis: EPA Method 600/R-93/116

a more detailed method like point counting for accurate estimation of asbestos in samples with low asbestos concentration. This method is also not applicable for samples containing large amounts of fine fibers below the resolution of the PLM (< 0.3 microns). The method separates the sample material into various layers ...

By EMLab P&K based in South San Francisco, CALIFORNIA (USA). from Asbestos Lab Analysis Service line

Industrial Hygiene

Industrial Hygiene (IH) is primarily concerned with the control of occupational health ...

By International Asbestos Testing Laboratories (iATL) based in Mt. Laurel, NEW JERSEY (USA).

Fibers In Air Services

Bureau Veritas Offers a Full Suite of Methods for Fibers in Air Samples. Bureau Veritas routinely analyzes air samples for asbestos fiber counts using NIOSH methods for phase contrast microscopy (PCM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). AHERA, Yamate, and ISO air sample analyses by TEM are also ...

By Bureau Veritas North America, Inc. based in New York, NEW YORK (USA). from Environmental Laboratories - Building Science - Asbestos Service line

Research Services

The FALL Projects aims at the creation of an experimental plant for the management and processing of the asbestos fibers found in landfill leachate. Waste containing asbestos is classified as dangerous and asbestos is a mineral banned all over the European Union, it is forecast then that there will be ...

By Barricalla Spa based in Collegno Torino, ITALY.

Environmental Microscopy

are maintained for accurate and precise measurements. Services include: Asbestos Analysis of Non-Friable Organically bound Asbestos in Building Materials, Asbestos Analysis of Friable, Non-Friable Asbestos in Plasters, Insulation & Cements, Asbestos Analysis of Soils & Debris, Airborne ...

By Enviroscience Consultants, Inc. based in Ronkonkoma, NEW YORK (USA).

Asbestos Consulting and Remediation

Asbestos can be a concern regardless of the age or size of a building. It is important that sampling be done prior to destructive construction, renovation, or demolition activity so that care can be taken not to spread asbestos fibers. If asbestos has been confirmed in a property, care must be taken through ...

By Karl & Associates Inc. based in Mohnton, PENNSYLVANIA (USA).

Asbestos Analysis: Gravimetric Point Count

asbestos fibers detected based upon the 400 point counts and also provide a percentage concentration of the organic, inorganic acid-soluble and insoluble components in the whole ...

By EMLab P&K based in South San Francisco, CALIFORNIA (USA). from Asbestos Lab Analysis Service line

Asbestos Services

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By Martin & Associates International, Inc based in Southfield, MICHIGAN (USA).

Asbestos Inspections and Risk Assessment Services

Exposure to airborne asbestos can cause adverse health effects to the affected person. Continued exposure can increase the amount of asbestos fibers that remain in the lung. Fibers embedded in lung tissue over time may cause serious lung diseases including: asbestosis, lung cancer, or mesothelioma. Tobacco smokers ...

By Bluepoint Environmental LLC based in Syracuse, NEW YORK (USA).

iATL - Airborne Asbestos Testing Services

Airborne concentrations of asbestos are determined by PCM and TEM. Phase Contrast Microscopy (PCM) is widely used to measure fiber concentrations of air samples. This is routinely done at asbestos abatement sites and can be applied for environmental monitoring, personnel monitoring, and clearance testing for ...

By International Asbestos Testing Laboratories (iATL) based in Mt. Laurel, NEW JERSEY (USA). from Asbestos Testing Service line

Asbestos in Soil Analysis: EPA Protocol Modified Qualitative (Soil)

) basis. It might however require a more detailed method like the CARB 435 for the accurate estimation of asbestos in the soil sample. The report will indicate the presence of the different asbestos fibers detected in the soil sample based upon a visual examination on a qualitative basis as being detected or not ...

By EMLab P&K based in South San Francisco, CALIFORNIA (USA). from Asbestos Lab Analysis Service line

Asbestos/Lead

Asbestos and lead are found in many building and homes built before the late 1970s. Asbestos can be found in surfacing treatments, pipe insulation, and a wide variety of other building components. It poses a potential health risk when asbestos fibers are released from the material or product ...

By Apex Companies, LLC. based in Rockville, MARYLAND (USA).

Asbestos and Lead Assessments

are the same characteristics that make it harmful. When inhaled, asbestos fibers can cause serious health problems. Although many substances are listed as suspected carcinogens, asbestos is one of the few substances that are a proven carcinogen. For these reasons, federal, state and local governments now regulate the ...

By GuideWire Consulting, LLC based in Lawrence, KANSAS (USA). from Investigation and Remediation Service line

Asbestos Consulting Services

The Ontario Royal Commission on Matters of Health and Safety has concluded that occupational exposure to asbestos fibers is highly correlated to diseases of the lungs and the respiratory system in humans. Furthermore, asbestos containing materials (ACM) can be widespread, as asbestos is present in over 3000 ...

By ALL-TECH Environmental Services Limited based in Bedford, NOVA SCOTIA (CANADA).

Asbestos in Air

Monitoring of air for asbestos and other fibers can be done by sampling air into a PCM cassette. Fibres are counted using a phase contract ...

By Enviro-Works Inc. based in Edmonton,, ALBERTA (CANADA). from Asbestos Testing Service line

Asbestos Analysis: OSHA With TWA

Asbestos analysis includes testing of air sample for asbestos and other fibers by PCM via NIOSH 7400 and calculating the Time Weighted Average (TWA). TWA's are used for personnel sampling and the most common objective of performing a TWA sampling is for compliance with OSHA limits. More than one sample per ...

By EMLab P&K based in South San Francisco, CALIFORNIA (USA). from Asbestos Lab Analysis Service line