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Hurricane Ian Causes Widespread Flooding and Property Damage Which Can Lead to Mold and Environmental Problems

EMSL Tampa, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Miami Labs Provide Rapid Lab Results for Mold, Asbestos, Bacteria, Lead and Sewage Contamination in Buildings and Water.

Tampa, FL, September 29, 2022 Properties across parts of the Florida Gulf Coast and inland have experienced powerful winds, rain and storm surge caused by Hurricane Ian. The Category 4 hurricane has tragically resulted in devastated homes and buildings, and power outages for countless Florida residents and is now tracking on a path toward Central Florida. People are now faced with drying out and repairing damaged properties. Fortunately, most of these properties can be repaired, but many damaged properties now likely contain potential.......[Read More] [All News]

Dallas Mold and Asbestos Testing Lab Provides Fast Lab Results for Flood Damaged Properties

EMSL Analytical Dallas Lab specializes in asbestos, Legionella and Microbiology.

Dallas, TX, September 28, 2022 EMSL Analytical, Inc. Dallas is certified in testing for asbestos, Legionella, and microbiology.  With quick test results your projects, large or small, are completed within your time frame.  With the massive flooding happening across Texas, water damage is at the forefront of the worry.  Water damage can create deeper issues that we may not always think of.  From mold, outside contamination to our drinking water.  “Our hearts go out for those in the areas in Texas that are.......[Read More] [All News]

State of Emergency Declared in Florida as Residents Take Steps to Mitigate Hurricane Damage

EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits and building inspection tools to identify environmental exposure risks following hurricane damage in residential, commercial and institutional properties.

Tampa, FL, September 26th, 2022  Last Friday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis issued Executive Order 22-218 declaring a State of Emergency for 24 counties in the potential path of Tropical Depression 9. The storm has since been upgraded to Hurricane Ian and is expected to further strengthen into a major hurricane.  Residents of the state have been encouraged by DeSantis to make preparations now. In addition to having emergency supply kits stocked with food, water and medicine, it is also time to prepare properties to mitigate.......[Read More] [All News]

Indoor Environmental Quality is a Key Component of a Successful New School Year

EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, air monitoring instruments and building inspection tools to identify indoor environmental quality issues and to assess infection control efforts.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, September 23rd, 2022 Across the United States and Canada, students and teachers are returning to classrooms to start the new school year. Once again, indoor environmental quality (IEQ) will need to be a top priority as new coronavirus variants continue to emerge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that COVID-19 is mostly spread by respiratory droplets released when people talk, cough, or sneeze. The virus may also spread to hands from a contaminated surface and then to the nose or.......[Read More] [All News]

CDC Investigates Multistate Outbreak of Salmonella Infections Linked to Pet Turtles Bought Online

EMSL Analytical provides environmental testing services and sampling supplies to identify Salmonella and other microbial pathogens to prevent exposure risks and to help pinpoint the source of an outbreak.

Cinnaminson, NJ, September 22, 2022  Last month, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced it was investigating an outbreak of Salmonella infections linked to the purchase of small turtles. At the time of the CDC notice, 15 illnesses in 11 states had been reported. Five of the infected people had to be hospitalized and a number of the sick individuals were children.  CDC warns that the true number of sick people is likely higher than the number reported, and that the outbreak may not be limited to the states.......[Read More] [All News]

Confirmed Naegleria fowleri Infection Results in Temporary Beach Closure

EMSL Analytical provides rapid PCR testing services for Naegleria fowleri to identify this waterborne amoeba from environmental samples to help protect against life-threatening infections.

St. Louis, MO, September 21, 2022  Last month, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources announced that the beach at Lake of Three Fires State Park in Taylor County would be closed temporarily for swimming. The closure is a precautionary response to a confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri in a Missouri resident with recent potential exposure while swimming at the beach.  According to the announcement: Naegleria fowleri is a microscopic single-celled free-living amoeba that can cause a rare life-threatening infection of the.......[Read More] [All News]