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Is Asbestos Lurking in the Vermiculite Insulation in Your Home?

EMSL Analytical provides vermiculite testing services, sampling supplies and test kits to identify potential asbestos hazards to protect families and workers from exposure risks.

Cinnaminson, NJ, October 20th, 2020 According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), approximately one million homes in the United States contain vermiculite attic insulation and the existing insulation in many older homes and buildings still need to be tested for asbestos. Vermiculite was a popular insulation choice for both attics and walls due to its light-weight, fire-resistant and odorless properties. The reason vermiculite, a naturally-occurring mineral, is a concern is due to the fact that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.......[Read More] [All News]

Hurricane Delta Leaves a Path of Destruction and Exposure Hazards

EMSL Analytical provides environmental testing services, sampling supplies, test kits and inspection tools to identify microbial and chemical exposure risks in residential, commercial and institutional properties.

Baton Rouge, LA, October 15th, 2020 Hurricane Delta made landfall as a Category 2 hurricane, the 10th hurricane to hit the United States so far this year. The massive storm caused devastating damage with its heavy rain, floods, storm surge and powerful winds in Louisiana and Texas before weakening and moving further inland. The storm has been blamed for widespread destruction to a number of residential, commercial and institutional properties. Hundreds of thousands were also without power this past weekend. As residents now begin to assess.......[Read More] [All News]

OSHA Cites Wisconsin Animal Feed Production Facility for Combustible Dust Hazards and Other Violations

EMSL Analytical provides combustible dust testing services and air monitoring instruments to help keep companies in regulatory compliance and to protect workers and property from harm.

Minneapolis, MN, October 14th, 2020 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced it had cited a company for exposing employees to potential grain dust explosions and other hazards at an animal feed mill facility in Wisconsin. OSHA cited the company for one willful and two serious violations. According to OSHA, an investigation found the company had failed to implement a housekeeping program to control and remove combustible dust accumulations that occur during storage of grain materials and manufacturing of.......[Read More] [All News]

Strict New PFAS Drinking Water Standards Adopted in Michigan

EMSL Analytical offers water testing and monitoring services to detect PFAS and other chemicals to protect the public and the environment from hazardous pollutants.

Ann Arbor, MI, October 8th, 2020 The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) recently announced the state was adopting a ruleset creating some of the nation’s most comprehensive regulations limiting contamination from per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in drinking water. It also includes a dramatic tightening of the state’s existing groundwater clean-up criteria for several specific PFAS. According to a recent EGLE announcement, “Michigan’s first-ever regulations limiting seven PFAS.......[Read More] [All News]

Identifying Occupational Exposure Risks to Acrylonitrile and Other Chemicals

EMSL Analytical provides industrial hygiene testing services and sampling supplies to identify acrylonitrile and other potentially hazardous chemicals.

Cinnaminson, NJ, October 6th, 2020 The Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry (ATSDR) describes acrylonitrile as a colorless, liquid, man-made chemical with a sharp, onion- or garlic-like odor that can be dissolved in water and evaporates quickly. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) calls acrylonitrile a toxic, colorless to pale-yellow liquid, harmful to the eyes, skin, lungs and nervous system. NIOSH also reports that it may cause cancer. Acrylonitrile is used in many industries to make various.......[Read More] [All News]

EMSL Provides Testing for Deadly Amoeba Naegleria fowleri Found in Texas Water Supply

EMSL Analytical provides aquatic microbiology, traditional microbial and chemical identification testing services.

Houston, TX, October 1st, 2020 Residents of eight cities have been alerted that a brain-eating amoeba was found in a southeast Texas water supply. Naegleria fowleri lives in warm freshwater environments such as lakes, rivers, geothermal hot springs and in soil. People become infected when water containing Naegleria fowleri enters the body through the nose. The amoeba migrates to the brain along the olfactory nerve where it begins to destroy brain tissue. Illness and symptoms include severe headache, fever, nausea and vomiting.......[Read More] [All News]