So What is BPA and Why Are Labs Monitoring it?
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…
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Leaky US Power Plants Highlight Need for More Radiation-Testing Laboratories
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…
Things are Going Just “Swimmingly” in State and Local Environmental Laboratories
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…
Be Prepared [for a Nuclear Crisis]
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…
Got Bricks? APHL and ECOS: Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Partnerships
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…
K2 banned nationally; Arkansas lab working on detection methods
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…
And the EPA Cooperative Agreement Award Goes to……
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…
Hexavalent Chromium in Drinking Water? APHL Responds
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…
Labs Protect Public from Chemical Threats
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…
Kansas Lab Makes Enormous Strides in Lead Screening
Did you know that this week is National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week? And did you know that elevated lead levels in children can cause decreased/delayed…