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Clean Air Month 2025 and Air Testing & Monitoring Resources

EMSL Analytical provides indoor and outdoor air testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, and monitoring instruments to detect and measure exposure risks to a wide range of chemical, microbial, and radioactive pollutants.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, May 12, 2025 Clean Air Month was established back in 1972 and takes place each May. It was designed to be a time to educate the public about the connection between clean air, in outdoor and indoor environments, and respiratory health. For many people, the quality of the outdoor air they breathe is dependent upon where they live. This limits their ability to avoid certain pollutants when outside. However, the air quality inside homes, schools, and businesses, where most people spend approximately 90% of.......[Read More] [All News]

Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month 2025 and Mitigating Exposure to Environmental Asthma Triggers

EMSL Analytical offers air quality testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, and air monitoring instruments to identify asthma triggers, respiratory irritants, allergens, and other airborne pollutants in the built environment.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, May 9, 2025 Asthma and Allergy Awareness Month takes place each May, and this year, the 6th of the month is recognized as World Asthma Day. The month is dedicated to asthma control and education to increase awareness about the disease and how those with it can prevent or mitigate exposures to asthma triggers, allergens, and respiratory irritants. Asthma affects the lungs and causes repeated episodes of wheezing, breathlessness, chest tightness, and coughing. According to the National Center for Health.......[Read More] [All News]

National Lyme Disease Awareness Month 2025 and Tick Testing for Borrelia burgdorferi

EMSL Analytical offers PCR-based DNA analysis and easy-to-use sample collection kits to quickly identify the bacterium that causes Lyme disease from infected ticks to assess potential exposure risks.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, May 7, 2025 As recently as 2023, over 89,000 cases of Lyme disease were reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) by state health departments and the District of Columbia. However, the agency reports there is no way of knowing exactly how many people get Lyme disease and estimates around 476,000 Americans are diagnosed and treated for the disease each year. In North America, the disease is caused primarily by a bacterium known as Borrelia burgdorferi. It is transmitted to humans.......[Read More] [All News]

Air Quality Awareness Week 2025 and Mitigating Exposure Risks to Airborne Hazards

EMSL Analytical offers indoor and outdoor air quality testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, monitoring instruments, and personal protective equipment to detect and safeguard against contact with chemical pollutants and microbial contaminants.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, May 5, 2025 This year, Air Quality Awareness Week (AQAW) takes place from May 5th through the 9th. It is a time for government agencies and public health advocates to share information about efforts to protect and improve air quality. The annual event has been recognized in the United States since 2007 and the theme for 2025 is Stay Air Aware. The event is supported by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and partners. These include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Centers for Disease.......[Read More] [All News]

Building Safety Month 2025 and Optimizing the Indoor Environment

EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, inspection tools, and monitoring instruments to improve indoor conditions, and identify and mitigate exposure risks to microbial, chemical, and radiological hazards.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, May 2, 2025 The 45th annual Building Safety Month takes place this month. Game On is the theme for this year’s international campaign with initiatives to raise awareness about what it takes to create and maintain safe and sustainable buildings. The weekly campaigns for Building Safety Month this year include: Week One – The Warm Up Week Two – Build Your Offense Week Three – Build Your Defense Week Four – The Starting Lineup Week Five – Going Into Overtime .......[Read More] [All News]

NYC Public Schools Not Inspected in for Asbestos

EMSL Analytical, Inc.’s New York laboratories provide asbestos analysis for large and small projects.

New York City, New York, April 30, 2025 It was recently announced that over 80% of New York City public schools built with asbestos were not included in mandatory inspections in 2023-2024. This news was released by a new audit from the city comptroller’s office. It was noted that the city Department of Education failed to inspect 82% of the city’s 1,700 school buildings built with known asbestos carcinogens. Prolonged exposure to asbestos during childhood is known to cause lung disease and cancer in exposed individuals. .......[Read More] [All News]