environmental sample News
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Laboratory begins environmental sampling in townsite
Environmental sampling, conducted on behalf of Los Alamos National Laboratory in the town of Los Alamos near upper Los Alamos Canyon, has begun. Known as the Upper Los Alamos Canyon Project, this effort is an environmental assessment of areas that have been or could have been affected by Laboratory operations from the days of the Manhattan Project to the early 1970s. The Upper Los Alamos Canyon ...
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Environmental Sampling can identify the Presence of Heroin.
Earlier this week, hundreds of Simi Valley residents packed the local city council chambers to express their concerns over heroin use in the area. The increased concerns arose after a rash of heroin related deaths in the area in the past year. Simi Valley residents are not alone in their concerns over the presence of heroin in their communities. Many parts of the country have seen heroin ...
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Environmental Sampling Identifies Heroin and other Illicit Drugs
The National Survey on Drug Use and Health reports that over 605,000 Americans abused heroin in 2009. This staggering number shows the significant level of abuse of this Schedule I substance as listed by the Controlled Substances Act. Heroin is a highly addictive drug and one of the most rapidly acting of the opiates. On the street it goes by names such as Big H, Black Tar, Chiva, Hell Dust, ...
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EPA considering new toxicity testing and environmental sampling for BPA
Following a BPA Action Plan announced in March 2010, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comment on possible toxicity testing and environmental sampling to study BPA’s potential environmental impacts. BPA has been shown to cause reproductive and developmental effects in animal studies. This action is part of Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s comprehensive ...
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Public meeting scheduled Tuesday, Aug. 9, to discuss results of off-site sampling at carter carburetor site in St. Louis, Mo.
EPA Region 7 will host a public meeting tomorrow night to discuss the results of its off-site environmental sampling of properties near the Carter Carburetor Site in St. Louis, Mo. The public meeting will be held from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, August 9, at the Herbert Hoover Boys and Girls Club, 2901 N. Grand Avenue, in St. Louis. Representatives from EPA Region 7 will discuss the results of ...
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Withdrawn Standard: ASTM D6582-00(2005)e1 Standard Guide for Ranked Set Sampling: Efficient Estimation of a Mean Concentration in Environmental Sampling (Withdrawn 2012)
This guide describes ranked set sampling, discusses its relative advantages over simple random sampling, and provides examples of potential applications in environmental sampling. Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee D34 on Waste Management, this guide was withdrawn without replacement in January 2012 because of limited use by industry. 1. Scope 1.1 This guide ...
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Enviro-Equipment, Inc. and AEG Carolinas Section Offers Free Environmental Equipment Training to Geologists and Geology Students
Enviro-Equipment, Inc., a leading supplier of environmental sampling equipment and supplies, held a free training seminar at their lab in Charlotte, NC on Saturday, March 19, 2011. Sponsored by the Carolinas Section of The Association of Environmental and Engineering Geologists (AEG) to provide educational opportunities for its members, the program was presented to environmental professionals ...
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Buy IAQ & Environmental Sampling Supplies & Equipment, Win An iPad and Other Great Prizes
EMLab P&K's Products Division celebrates launch of new online store with Products Sweepstakes and Apple iPad giveaway. Customers who purchase sampling supplies and equipment can qualify to be automatically entered into a drawing for prizes. San Bruno, CA, January 17, 2011 – EMLab P&K today announced the EMLab P&K Products Sweepstakes to celebrate the launch of the new and ...
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EMSL Contributes to the Discovery of a New Fungal Species
EMSL scientist, Dr. Zelijko Jurjevic, and colleague Stephen W. Peterson from the USDA, Peoria, IL, have contributed to the discovery of a new fungal species known as Talaromyces columbinus sp. nov., a potential human pathogen. Talaromyces columbinus has previously been reported as a causal organism in certain human lung infections under the name Penicillium piceum. This new fungus was isolated ...
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EPA R2 Superfund Program Ssing EDDs Standardized for EQuIS
“In an effort to streamline the electronic submittal of environmental sampling data, the Superfund Program in EPA Region 2 has adopted a standardized electronic data deliverable (EDD) format that is being required for all new and historical data submitted to the region. The format is based on the Electronic Data Deliverable, or EDD format, which is being adopted by other EPA regions and ...
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California’s Prop 65 and Ethylene Thiourea Public Health Concerns
In 1986, California voters approved an initiative to address increasing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals. That initiative, the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, is better known by its original name of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires businesses to notify Californians about significant amounts of chemicals in the products they purchase, in their homes or ...
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PerkinElmer Introduces Series 200EP Photo Diode Array Detector
PerkinElmer introduces a new Photo Diode Array (PDA) detector to expand the capabilities of their Series 200 HPLC offering – the Series 200EP (Enhanced Performance) PDA. The new detector provides deeper insights into results through superior linearity and best-in-class spectral integrity, allowing uncompromised quali-quantitative analysis of complex mixtures. With its wide linear dynamic range ...
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EPA Issues Pesticides Warning in Caribbean; Methyl Bromide Suspected of Making Four People Ill on St. John, U.S. VI
Today, the EPA issued a pesticides use warning advisory (web link below) with information about the restricted use of pesticides. Pesticides must be used in accordance with label directions. The EPA is working closely with the U.S. Virgin Islands government to investigate an incident of suspected exposure to Methyl Bromide reported on March 20, 2015. Paramedics responded to a call that four ...
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EPA Concludes Pesticides Containing Endosulfan Present Risks that Outweigh Benefits
EMSL Analytical offers pesticide testing solutions for government agencies, industry and the general public to ensure public safety and environmental stewardship. Cinnaminson, NJ. In June of this year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an Endosulfan Action Plan to begin the termination of its use in the United States. Endosulfan is an organochlorine insecticide first developed ...
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Total PFAS analysis using Combustion Ion Chromatography
In a joint webinar on June 23, 2022, Theresa Steurer from Metrohm International Headquarters, Switzerland, and Leo Yeung from Örebro University, Sweden, present Combustion Ion Chromatography (CIC) as an innovative solution for rapid and straightforward screening environmental samples for the presence of adsorbable organofluorine (AOF) and/or extractable organofluorine (EOF). Total PFAS ...
By Metrohm AG
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Cooperative Research & Development Agreement Signed between the EPA and EMSL Analytical.
EMSL will be focusing on the identification, testing and evaluation of various techniques for analyzing environmental samples for the presence of asbestos. Cinnaminson, NJ, September 23rd, 2010 EMSL Analytical, Inc. has signed a cooperative research and development agreement (CRADA) with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The EPA and EMSL will work to cooperatively develop ...
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Recent TB Outbreak in Los Angeles has Health Officials Concerned
Los Angeles County Health Department specialists are currently in the process of dealing with a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak that has occurred primarily among the city’s homeless population. Health officials have been busy confirming the number and types of TB cases across the county. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have also gotten involved with the outbreak. The Los ...
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Matrix Gemini LIMS for Environmental Laboratories
Autoscribe Informatics has published a useful downloadable 9 page guide: Matrix Gemini LIMS for Environmental Labs highlighting the use of its Matrix Gemini LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) for the testing of water, air, gas, soil, and/or leachate samples in environmental laboratories. This new publication highlights how Matrix can be readily configured to accommodate varying local ...
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EPA region 7 to begin issuing orders to obtain access to residential properties in Omaha for environmental sampling
EPA Region 7 will soon begin to issue administrative orders to a small group of residential property owners in Omaha, Neb., allowing the Agency legal access to those properties to conduct environmental sampling for toxic lead in soil and exterior paint, all at no cost to the property owners. Under the authority of the Superfund program, EPA has been working in Omaha since 1999 to identify and ...
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QED Highlights extended warranty for Geotech products
Leading environmental sampling equipment manufacturer QED Environmental Systems is introducing a new extension to the warranty scheme on its Geotech 5K platform products. Covering the UK, the scheme provides an additional two-year extension to the warranty on current field-based products, including the BIOGAS 5000, GA 5000 and GEM 5000, thereby providing a range of key benefits for customers. ...
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