laboratory contamination News
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Filter testing: Automatic particle counters and fluid contamination monitors
Automatic Particle Counters and Fluid Contamination Monitors are widely used in filter testing and fluid contamination analysis laboratories and in industrial facilities to monitor filters and cleaning processes and machines. However, their roles and ways they are used need to be properly understood. Christophe Peuchot, Gerard J. Lynch and Nicolas Petillon of IFTS ...
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New England Scientific Associates (NESA) partners with Allentown, LLC. for exclusive representation in the New England & upstate New York areas.
NESA, The Baker Company’s consultative sales group, is proud to announce our new partnership with Allentown, LLC. NESA’s team of experienced scientists and engineers have a long and established history of serving New England research institutions, biotechnology companies, and pharmaceutical leaders. They specialize in technical knowledge and custom solutions for customers in all ...
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QED announces the arrival of the new En Core soil sampler for the global market
QED Environmental Systems, a leading international environmental sampling equipment manufacturer, has announced the launch of its new En Core® Soil Sampler, now available via its worldwide distributor network. As with other products in QED’s renowned and widely used soil sampling product line, the En Core sampler is an easy-to-use device, designed to collect, store and deliver soil ...
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QED set to showcase key products at Groundwater 2019 conference
Leading manufacturer of environmental monitoring and remediation equipment, QED Environmental Systems, is gearing up for the eighth annual Groundwater conference set to take place in London this year. QED will be showcasing its award-winning Snap Sampler together with its flagship product, the En Core Soil Sampler. These products have recently been added onto QED’s portfolio of ...
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Building Occupants Need to be Aware of Methamphetamine Production Dangers
EMSL Analytical provides chemical testing solutions to ensure safe outdoor and indoor air quality (IAQ) for building occupants in structures formerly used as clandestine meth labs. Cinnaminson, NJ, October 14th, 2010 Methamphetamine is a drug that also goes by the names of meth, speed, crank, crystal or ice. It is a potent synthetic drug that stimulants the central nervous system. Although ...
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Mold Remediation Tips for Illinois Property Managers, Owners & Tenants
The building science experts at EC2 not only help people identify mold problems, they make sure any issues from microbial growth that is causing indoor air qualities (IAQ) problems are remediated properly. When building occupants complain about IAQ conditions it is important for property owners to react. A common source of IAQ complaints is due to mold. Mold spores in indoor environments can ...
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Ohio Proposes Database of Meth Laboratory Locations
EMSL Analytical provides analytical services to test for meth laboratories to determine contaminated properties and to ensure cleanup efforts were successful. Westmont, NJ, May 26th, 2010 On May 19th the Ohio House approved legislation that would create a new publicly accessible database listing former meth laboratories in the state. The production and use of methamphetamines has plagued ...
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Which disposable cuvettes are Acetone resistant?
Disposable cuvettes are used in many labs where cross contamination of samples is a concern or where the cost of quartz or glass cuvettes is too high. Some disposable plastic cuvettes are not compatible with many common solvents, but the UV-Cuvette range from Brand offers excellent chemical compatibility, as well as high quality, in a disposable cuvette. The German manufacturer Brand have been ...
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QED set to showcase key products at Groundwater 2019 conference
Leading manufacturer of environmental monitoring and remediation equipment, QED Environmental Systems, is gearing up for the eighth annual Groundwater conference set to take place in London this year. QED will be showcasing its award-winning Snap Sampler together with its flagship product, the En Core® Soil Sampler. These products have recently been added onto QED’s portfolio of ...
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Spill Barrier BL/EX in BSL 3 Laboratory (Bio Safety Level 3) to contain Contaminated Sprinkler Water and Fire Water.
Untitled Document BLOBEL, together with its business partner Bio-Pointe Pte Ltd have implemented a manual Spill Barrier or Water Barrier type BL/EX with the Novartis Institute for Tropical Disease in Singapore. The Spill Barrier BL/EX is integrated in a Bio Safety Level 3 Research Laboratory and contains contaminated Sprinkler Water and Contaminated Fire Fighting Water in the ...
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Ninewells Hospital chooses Tiger VOC detector for use within their assisted conception unit
The Assisted Conception Unit at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee has purchased an ION Science Tiger VOC detectorin adherence with the Human Fertilisation and Embryology (HFEA) regulations, for air quality in tissue laboratories and to ensure optimum culture conditions for embryos. Following an independent external review that recommended the facility upgrade to a more sensitive photoionisation ...
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EPA Announces $54.3 Million to Assess and Clean Up Contaminated Sites, Revitalize Communities, Leverage Jobs and Promote Economic Redevelopment Nationwide
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today the selection of 243 new grant investments totaling $54.3 million to 147 communities across the U.S. This investment will provide communities with funding necessary to assess, clean up and redevelop contaminated properties, boost local economies and leverage jobs while protecting public health and the environment. Recipients will each ...
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Clandestine Meth Labs Leave a Toxic Trail across the Mid-Atlantic
Earlier this month, Baltimore’s ABC affiliate, WMAR, broadcast a report about a suspected drug bust at a Maryland Holiday Inn Express. Guests at the hotel were shocked to hear that a clandestine methamphetamine laboratory may have been operating in one of the hotel rooms. Meth laboratories have been found nationwide in everything from homes and businesses to recreational vehicles and ...
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Unchecked pollution befouling majestic Lake Titicaca
Gulls swept down to feast on hundreds of dead and dying giant frogs floating in the rancid waters along a southeastern shore of Lake Titicaca, where the algae-choked shallows reek of rotten eggs. The die-off was the most striking sign yet of the deteriorating state of South America's largest body of fresh water. Local fishermen have a harder time finding anything to catch, while farmers who ...
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Drums from the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment Superfund Site in Le Roy, New York To Be Removed by Friday
Drums from the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment Superfund Site in Le Roy, New York To Be Removed by Friday New York, N.Y. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that the removal of 235 drums from the Lehigh Valley Railroad Derailment Superfund site in Le Roy, N.Y. will begin today. The EPA reviewed the sampling results for the contents of all the drums and in all cases ...
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Technical release to the environmental industry regarding the appearance of Acetone and MEK
For many years the appearance of ketones in reductive dechlorination projects has been somewhat of a mystery, frequently blamed on lab contamination. Innovative Environmental Technologies, Inc. (IET), provides alternative explainations. The appearance of 2-butanone (MEK) and acetone (unwanted solvents) is a transient intermediate occasionally formed as naturally occurring TOC, or the injected ...
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Meth Lab Dangers Risk Building Occupants’ Health
The environmental professionals at Clark Seif Clark (CSC) provide environmental sampling services for former clandestine methamphetamine laboratories to protect future building occupants from a toxic chemicals aftermath. Just last week U.S. Border Patrol agents seized almost $700,000 in methamphetamines near Yuma Arizona. Methamphetamine is also referred to as meth, crank, crystal, speed and ...
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Connecticut Mold Testing Lab Warns of Potential Contaminations From Flooding
Heavy rains and melting snow combined to cause major flooding in several parts of western Connecticut this past weekend. A flood watch remained in effect for Rhode Island, central Massachusetts and eastern Connecticut, including New London and Windham counties until this morning. Many people have been evacuated from homes and businesses in some areas due to the flooding. Tragically, flood ...
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Lead Hazard: Rhode Island Landlord Faces over $400,000 Fine for Lead Law Violation
A Rhode Island company faces fines of $421,900 for failing to notify tenants about potential lead hazards in the residential property being leased. The company was charged for repeatedly violating federal lead-based paint disclosure laws and regulations. According to the EPA, the company failed to notify tenants about the potential lead-paint hazards in the houses being leased, as required by ...
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System monitors for drinking water contamination on-line and in real time
INTRODUCING WISE® Water Infrastructure Sensing Equipment On-line, real-time, chemical and biological water contamination detection Drinking water systems are vulnerable to chemical spills, pollution, natural and man-made disasters, and acts of terrorism. Until WISE™, there has never been a single, integrated system capable of detecting and reporting biological and chemical ...
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