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School District in Florida Temporarily Moves Students after Teacher Succumbs to Legionnaires’ Disease

EMSL Analytical offers rapid PCR and traditional culturing methods to analyze environmental samples for Legionella to help to prevent new infections and support water management programs.

Orlando, Florida, February 7, 2025 Last month, multiple media outlets reported on the death of an elementary school teacher in Pinellas County due to Legionnaire’s disease. The local school district and department of health are investigating possible sources of the Legionella bacteria that caused the death. Students from the building where she taught have also been temporarily moved to other locations. Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of pneumonia. The bacteria can also cause a less severe illness known as Pontiac.......[Read More] [All News]

New Final Rule from EPA to Protect Workers from Carbon Tetrachloride

EMSL Analytical provides industrial hygiene, material, and environmental testing services, sampling supplies, and personal protective equipment to safeguard workers and the public from chemical exposure risks.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, February 5, 2025 Last month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the agency had finalized a rule to protect workers from exposure to carbon tetrachloride (CTC). The final rule protects against exposure risks to this solvent through the requirement of robust worker safety programs and banning some uses.  According to the EPA: Today’s final rule closes the door on discontinued uses of CTC that EPA found present unreasonable risk, like for metal recovery and as an additive in fuel.......[Read More] [All News]

Things to Consider if Asbestos-Containing Materials are Suspected in a Residential Property

EMSL Analytical provides environmental, material, and industrial hygiene testing services and sampling supplies to safeguard against asbestos exposure risks, while also helping companies comply with health and safety regulations.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, February 3, 2025 During a large part of the past century, asbestos was used in numerous industrial and construction applications. Beginning in the 1970s, the use of asbestos began to decline as health concerns due to exposure to asbestos fibers became more widely recognized. With regards to asbestos in residential settings, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) shares the following: Generally, you can't tell whether a material contains asbestos simply by looking at it, unless it is labeled. If in.......[Read More] [All News]

Private Water Wells and Lead Exposure Risks for Children and Adults

EMSL Analytical offers water testing services, sampling supplies, and easy-to-use test kits to identify heavy metals as well as microbial and chemical contaminants from private wells and other water sources.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, January 28, 2025 In late October, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published information about lead exposure risks from private well water and its potential impact on children’s health. This is an important topic as the agency believes millions of households across the United States rely on private well water for drinking. According to the EPA: There is no requirement for monitoring lead or other contaminants in private water wells, as they are not federally regulated, and most states.......[Read More] [All News]

MSHA Issues Health Alert about Mold during Disaster Cleanups

EMSL Analytical provides industrial hygiene and indoor environmental quality testing services, sampling supplies, test kits, inspection tools, and personal protective equipment to assess and mitigate exposure to mold and other storm damage hazards.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, January 28, 2025 The U.S. Department of Labor’s Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) recently published a Mold During Disaster Cleanup-Health Alert following the devastating effects of Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The agency reports that workplaces with water damage (including flooding, excess rainwater, and/or damaged plumbing) should be monitored for mold growth. MSHA warns that mold can form on materials that contain moisture, often forming within 24 to 48 hours after water damage. They.......[Read More] [All News]

OSHA Cites Recycling Company for Exposing Workers to Unsafe Levels of Cadmium and Lead

EMSL Analytical provides industrial hygiene and environmental testing services for cadmium, lead, and other regulated substances to protect workers and the public, and to help companies and institutions comply with health and safety regulations.

Cinnaminson, New Jersey, January 24, 2025 The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recently announced that a federal workplace safety investigation found a recycling company in Wisconsin continues to expose employees to unsafe levels of cadmium and lead while they dismantled cathode ray tubes from older TVs, despite being cited for the same violations in April 2023. OSHA claims the company failed to implement adequate engineering controls and did not keep surfaces as free as feasible from cadmium and lead.......[Read More] [All News]