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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] [All News]

Toxic Meth Lab Causes Property to Be Condemned by Local Authorities

EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, and personal protective equipment to identify and mitigate exposure risks to dangerous chemicals left behind by clandestine drug labs.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, July 7, 2025 Multiple news outlets recently reported on the bust of a methamphetamine lab operating out of a residential home in Chenango County, New York. According to reports, multiple individuals were arrested and the New York State Police Contaminated Crime Scene Emergency Response Unit was brought in to handle all the hazardous chemicals. The property was then condemned by local officials. Tragically, cases like this happen all across the country, even though much of the methamphetamine abused in the.......[Read More] [All News]

Contractor Fined for Asbestos Violations at Residential Duplex Project

EMSL Analytical offers laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, air monitoring instruments, and personal protective equipment to protect workers and building occupants, and to help companies comply with health and safety regulations.

Boston, Massachusetts, July, 2025 Last month, the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) announced it had fined a contracting company over $80,000 for multiple asbestos violations. The alleged violations occurred during the renovation of a residential duplex in Middlesex County. According to MassDEP, their personnel inspected the duplex and discovered asbestos-containing siding on the ground of the property and on the sidewalk. The company is accused of failing to conduct an asbestos survey at the.......[Read More] [All News]

Mold Concerns Result in the Temporary Closure of a Cleveland Fire Station

EMSL Analytical provides laboratory testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, building inspection tools, and air monitoring instruments to identify mold, moisture, and many other indoor environmental quality (IEQ) issues.

Indianapolis, Indiana, June 30, 2025 Last month, there was a report of a fire station in Cleveland that had to temporarily relocate personnel to several other fire stations, due to the possible presence of mold. The station is expected to remain closed until leaks in the building are addressed, and any mold concerns are remediated. Mold is known to produce allergens, irritants, and in some cases, potentially toxic substances known as mycotoxins. Inhaling or touching mold may cause an allergic reaction in some sensitive individuals,.......[Read More] [All News]

Hot Tubs, Spas and Mitigating Legionella Exposure Risks

EMSL Analytical offers rapid PCR and traditional culture methods to analyze environmental samples for Legionella, the microbial pathogen that causes Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, June 26, 2025 Legionella is a type of bacteria that is naturally found in water, especially warm water. It is also the cause of Legionnaires’ disease and Pontiac fever, which can occur when people inhale small water droplets containing it. Tragically, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that about 1 out of every 10 people who get sick with Legionnaires' disease will die due to complications from their illness.  Legionella can become a significant health concern when it.......[Read More] [All News]

Stone Product Manufacturer Faces Costly OSHA Penalty for Allegedly Exposing Workers to Respirable Crystalline Silica

EMSL Analytical provides industrial hygiene and material testing services, sampling supplies, air monitoring instruments, and personal protective equipment to identify and mitigate exposure risks to a wide range of airborne hazards.

Atlanta, Georgia, June 24, 2025 Last month, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that a follow-up inspection found a stone product manufacturer in Georgia had failed to administer hearing conservation and respiratory protection programs identified previously on an April 2024 safety and health inspection. According to the DOL: Five months after the initial inspection, the department's Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited the company with two repeat violations and 13 serious violations for not providing.......[Read More] [All News]