County Building Temporarily Closed as Officials Treat Water System for Legionella
EMSL Analytical offers rapid PCR and traditional culture methods to analyze environmental samples for Legionella to support water management programs that help to prevent new cases of Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever.
Cinnaminson, New Jersey, July 24, 2025
Last month, the County of Berks, Pennsylvania announced it had been made aware of water tests that indicated the presence of Legionella bacteria in the water system of the South Campus facility. The following day, officials notified the public that the building would be temporarily closed, so its water system could be treated. Close to 100 staff were ordered to work from home or out of other facilities. Legionella can be found naturally in the environment, typically in water, and in some.......[Read More]
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County Building Temporarily Closed as Officials Treat Water System for Legionella
EMSL Analytical offers rapid PCR and traditional culture methods to analyze environmental samples for Legionella to support water management programs that help to prevent new cases of Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever.
Cinnaminson, New Jersey, July 24, 2025
Last month, the County of Berks, Pennsylvania announced it had been made aware of water tests that indicated the presence of Legionella bacteria in the water system of the South Campus facility. The following day, officials notified the public that the building would be temporarily closed, so its water system could be treated. Close to 100 staff were ordered to work from home or out of other facilities. Legionella can be found naturally in the environment, typically in water, and in some.......[Read More]
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EPA Reaches Settlement with a Real Estate Company in Texas for Alleged Lead-Based Paint Violations
EMSL Analytical offers laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, easy-to-use test kits, air monitoring instruments, and personal protective equipment to identify and mitigate exposure risks to lead, asbestos, and other hazards.
Dallas, Texas, July 22, 2025
Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it had reached a settlement with a real estate company in Texas to resolve alleged violations of the Lead Renovation, Repair and Painting (RRP) Rule. Under the settlement, the firm will pay a civil penalty of over $42,000 and produce a public service announcement highlighting lead safety measures. The RRP Rule was created to protect the public from lead-based paint hazards that can occur during repair or remodeling in homes and.......[Read More]
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CPSC Warns Public to Stop Using a Brand of Kitchen Faucets Due to Lead Exposure Concerns
EMSL Analytical offers material, consumer product, and environmental testing services for lead and other regulated substances to safeguard the public, and to help companies avoid costly product recalls.
Cinnaminson, New Jersey, July 18, 2025
Last month, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) warned consumers to immediately stop using a brand of imported kitchen faucets sold through a major online retailer due to lead exposure risks. The faucets were imported and sold by a Chinese company. The CPSC Product Safety Warning states:
The faucets were tested and found to contain lead that can leach into water at levels that can be particularly harmful to young children. The faucets were also found to leach other.......[Read More]
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Identifying and Mitigating Exposure Risks to Shigella and Other Pathogens
EMSL Analytical provides infection control, environmental, and food testing services to detect Shigella and a wide range of other contaminants to protect patients, building occupants, consumers, and the public.
Cinnaminson, New Jersey, July 16, 2025
Shigella bacteria cause an infection known as shigellosis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports there are an estimated 450,000 of these infections in the United States each year, and some of these infections involve drug-resistant Shigella. The four species of Shigella listed by the agency include:
Shigella sonnei (the most common species in the United States)
Shigella flexneri
Shigella boydii
Shigella dysenteriae
The CDC warns that Shigella spreads.......[Read More]
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Imported Fishing Pole Kits for Children Recalled Due to Lead Exposure Concerns
EMSL Canada, Inc. offers consumer product and material testing for lead and other heavy metals to safeguard the public, and to help companies avoid costly product recalls and negative public relations.
Mississauga, Ontario, July 14, 2025
Health Canada recently announced the recall of a brand of fishing rod and reel combo kits designed for children. The jig accessory in the kit is reported to contain levels of lead that exceed current Canadian standards. According to the recall notice:
Lead and cadmium are highly toxic, especially to children. A range of serious health effects have been associated with exposure to lead and cadmium, including anemia, vomiting, diarrhea, serious brain injury, convulsions, coma, as well as effects.......[Read More]
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Texas Floods Leave Behind Devastated Communities & Homes and Buildings with Exposure Hazards
EMSL Analytical offers indoor environmental quality testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, inspection tools, and personal protective equipment (PPE) to identify and mitigate microbial and chemical exposure risks following flood damage.
Dallas, Texas, July 10, 2025
Deadly floods ravaged parts of Texas, including Kerr County, earlier this month. The disaster caused over 100 deaths and left behind many destroyed or damaged properties. Federal disaster assistance has been announced by the White House as part of a Major Disaster Declaration to help ensure that critical resources needed to help Texans rebuild and recover from these devastating floods can take place.
As people are faced with grieving, it’s also time to begin cleaning up the property.......[Read More]
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