By Jennifer Pierson, Environmental Health Senior Specialist, APHL Back in August, we blogged about Bisphenol A (BPA) and it continues to show up in media…
By Jennifer Pierson, Environmental Health Senior Specialist The media began reporting on the potential health effects of BPA in 2007, and, these days, it is…
By Nancy Maddox, Writer Tritium—a radioactive isotope of hydrogen—has leaked from at least 48 of 65 US nuclear power plants, according to a yearlong Associated…
By Erinna Kinney, Specialist, Environmental Laboratories, APHL Beach towel…check! Sunscreen...check! And IDEXX Enterolert Test kit...check??? Not to worry – the state and local environmental laboratories…
By Jennifer Pierson, MPH, Senior Specialist, Environmental Health, APHL The Japan Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant accident following the March earthquake and tsunami raised fears of…
By Erinna Kinney, Specialist, Environmental Laboratory On March 9, 2011, APHL and the Environmental Council of States (ECOS) held a seminal meeting to strengthen their…
By Jennifer Pierson, MPH, Senior Specialist, Environmental Health, APHL Synthetic cannabinoids (aka “K2” or “Spice”) have infiltrated the “fake pot” market and caused quite a…
January 20, 2011 Erinna Kinney, MPH, Specialist, Environmental Laboratories, APHL APHL! In a world where Academy Awards would recognize excellence in the public health in…
By Jennifer Pierson, MPH, Senior Specialist, Environmental Health, APHL APHL member laboratories work to protect the public’s health every day. Part of this work includes…
By Jennifer Pierson, MPH, Senior Specialist, Environmental Health, APHL The word anthrax strikes fear in the hearts of many Americans, who probably still remember the…