Capabilities

Comprehensive Services

• Litigation Support
• Project Data Review and Consultation
• Failure Analysis
• Industrial Control Problem Consultation
• Packaged Goods Content Verification
• Product Testing
• Perimeter Monitoring
• Simulation Studies (Asbestos, Metals, Organics, Particulate, etc.)
• Analytical Method Development
• Environmental Compliance Outside of Standard Protocols
• Sampling Apparatus Design and Fabrication
• Project Management and Facilitation
• Nanocomponent Evaluation
• Project Publication Support
• White Paper Studies
• Onsite Laboratory for Natural Disasters or Remote Analysis
• Food Microbiology (Bacteria, Fungi, Endotoxin, etc.)
• Food Adulterant Testing
• Vitamin and Supplement Contamination and Adulteration
• Drinking Water and Recreational Water Analyses
• Biocontaminant and Biopollutant Chamber Studies
• Fungal Resistance Testing
• Radon in Air Testing and Consulting
• Media Sales and Equipment Rental

 

Asbestos Air

• PCM Airborne Fiber Count (OSHA ID 160)
• PCM Airborne Fiber Count (NIOSH 7400A)
• PCM Fiberglass Count (NIOSH 7400B)
• TEM Qualitative Analysis
• TEM AHERA (EPA 40 CFR Part 763)
• TEM Modified-AHERA (NOA Perimeter Monitoring)
• TEM Yamate Level I and II (EPA Contract 68-02-3266)
• TEM PCM-Equivalent (NIOSH 7402)
• TEM ISO 10312 (Direct Preparation)
• TEM ISO 13794 (Indirect Preparation)
• Rotometer Calibration

 

Asbestos Bulk

• PLM (OSHA ID 191)
• PLM (EPA 600/R-93-116)
• PLM (EPA 600/M4-82-020)
• NESHAP 400 Point Count
• 400 Point Count with Gravimetric Sample Reduction
• 1000 Point Count with Gravimetric Sample Reduction
• Cincinnati Method (Vermiculite: EPA 600/R-04/004)
• California ARB Method 435 with 400 Point Count
• California ARB Method 435 with 1000 Point Count
• TEM CARB 435 Preparation
• TEM Qualitative Analysis
• TEM Semi-Quantitative Chatfield Method
• TEM Quantitative (EPA 600/R-93/116)
• TEM NOB (NYELAP 198.4)
• ISO 22262-1 TEM Section
• ISO/DIS 22262-2 TEM Section
• SEM Asbestos and Fibrous Glass (VDI 3492, Germany)

 

Asbestos Dust

• TEM Microvac Fibers/Area (ASTM D5755)
• TEM Microvac Mass/Area (ASTM D5756)
• TEM Surface Wipe Fibers/Area (ASTM D6480)
• TEM Carpet Fibers/Area (EPA 600/J-93/167, Ultrasonication Extraction Test)

 

Asbestos Water

• TEM Drinking Water (EPA 600/R-94/134)
• TEM Water (EPA 100.1)
• TEM Drinking Water (EPA 100.2)
• TEM Waste Water (Modified EPA 100.1 Protocol)
• TEM Waste Water (EPA Title 22)

 

Soot, Smoke, & Char

• Opaques, Combustion Products, Limited Particle ID by PLM
• Opaques, Combustion Products, Full Particle ID by PLM
• Opaques Quantitation by PLM
• Carbonaceous Quantitation by SEM
• Carbon Black Fugitive Emissions (ASTM D6602)

 

Particle & Material Characterization & Identification

• Particulate Characterization by TEM, SEM, micro-FTIR, PCM, and PLM
• Particle Size Distribution by TEM and SEM
• Particulate Contamination Investigations
• Fugitive Particulate Emissions Studies
• Respirable Dust by Gravimetric / IOM Gravimetric
• Nuisance Dust
• Total Suspended Particulate
• Suspended Particulate Matter (SPM: PM-10 / PM-2.5)
• Coke Dust
• Zinc and Other Metallic Whiskers
• Nano-Silver (Wires and Spheres)
• pH Analysis
• White Powder Identification
• Microchemical Analysis
• Glass Analysis and Comparison
• Fiber Analysis
• Soil Analysis
• Paint Analysis
• Photomicrography

 

Forensic Science

• Gunshot Residue (ASTM E1588-10e1)
• Trace Evidence Analysis
• Paint Forensics / Accident Reconstruction

 

Lead & Metals

• Metals by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AA)
• Metals by Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy (ICP)
• Metals by Graphite Furnace AA (GFAA)
• Mercury by Cold Vapor AA
• Hexavalent Chromium by Ion Chromatography (IC) (OSHA ID 215)
• Hexavalent Chromium by Ultraviolet/Visible Spectroscopy (UV/VIS) (NIOSH 7600, EPA 7196)
• Semi-Quantitative Scan 23 Metals (EPA 6010B)
• Welding Fumes 13 Metals (OSHA ID 125G)
• Anions by Ion Chromatography (IC)
• Houseware Product Testing for Metals (Ceramics, Cookware, Glassware, Brass Fixtures, etc.)
• Food Product Testing for Metals (Candy, Spices, Non-perishable Foods, etc.)

 

Waste Characterization

• Compositing of Waste Samples
• TTLC (EPA 6010 and 7000 Series)
• CAM 17 Metals, Title 22 (EPA 6010 and 7000 Series)
• RCRA/EPTOX 8 Metals (EPA 6010 and 7000 Series)
• STLC Lead (CA WET / EPA 7420)
• STLC CAM 17 Metals (CA WET / EPA 6010B / 7470A)
• TCLP Lead (EPA 1311 / 7420)
• TCLP RCRA 8 Metals (EPA 1311 / 6010B / 7470A)

 

Microbiology

• Viable Fungi Colony Count / Genus ID / Species ID
• Non-viable Fungi (Air, Bulk, Surface)
• PCR Fungal Identification and Quantification
• PCR Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI™) Panel
• PCR Custom Panels and Panel Recommendation
• Bacteria Colony Count / Gram Stain / Microorganism Identification
• Bacteria Qualitative Sewage Screen by MUG (Presence/Absence)
• E. coli and Total Coliform by MUG Method
• E. coli and Total Coliform by Colilert Test with Quanti-Tray Method
• Enterococcus by Enterolert Test with Quanti-Tray Method
• Legionella by Viable Culture
• Legionella by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
• Acanthamoeba and Free-Living Protozoa by SM 9711 C
• Bacteroides by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

By Request:

• Pseudomonas by Pseudalert Test with Quanti-Tray Method
• USP 797 Compliance Support
• Antimicrobial Activity and Efficacy of Plastics (ANSI JIS Z 2801)
• Activity of Incorporated Antimicrobial Agents in Polymeric or Hydrophobic Materials (ASTM E2180)
• Mildew (Fungus) Resistance of Paper and Paperboard (ASTM D2020)
• Ability of Indoor Materials to Support Microbial Growth in an Environmental Chamber (ASTM D6329)
• Resistance to Fungi of Synthetic Polymeric Materials (ASTM G21)
• Resistance to Mold on the Surface of Interior Coatings in an Environmental Chamber (ASTM D3273)
• Surface Disfigurement of Paint Films by Fungal or Algal Growth, or Soil and Dirt Accumulation (ASTM D3274)
• Bactericidal / Fungicidal / Mycobactericidal / Sporicidal Potencies of Liquid Chemical Microbicides (ASTM E2111)
• Bactericidal / Fungicidal / Mycobactericidal / Sporicidal / Virucidal Activities of Liquid Chemical Germicides (ASTM E2197)