Full-Service IAQ Laboratory Awarded first EMLAP Accreditation in Michigan

EMSL is exclusive laboratory to hold EMLAP accreditation for analyses in the state of Michigan

Full-Service IAQ Laboratory Awarded first EMLAP Accreditation in Michigan
EMSL is exclusive laboratory to hold EMLAP accreditation for analyses in the state of Michigan
MICHIGAN, ANN ARBOR, Oct. 2 -/E-Wire/-- EMSL Analytical, the largest mold and indoor air quality testing laboratory in the nation, announced today its Michigan laboratory has received AIHA EMLAP Accreditation. The accreditation of the Ann Arbor facility also marks EMSL as the exclusive laboratory to currently operate three AIHA EMLAP Accredited laboratories in multiple states.

"The EMLAP accreditation of our Michigan laboratory allows local indoor air quality professionals access to the largest network of laboratories in the nation," states Leslie Boggs, the Director of Marketing for EMSL. "With the Ann Arbor facility being the only EMLAP accredited laboratory in the state, EMSL is expressing its commitment in producing the highest quality fungal and bacterial analyses in the industry".

When a laboratory is EMLAP Accredited by AIHA, its clients have assurance that the laboratory has met a defined set of performance standards, including personnel qualifications, proficiency under the Environmental Microbiology Proficiency Analytical Testing program, facilities, quality assurance, records, analytical methods, and laboratory operation procedures (SOPs). Additionally, AIHA accreditation insures that the laboratory is compliant with ISO 17015 policies and procedures.

EMSL recently announced the expansion of its southern Florida facility allowing the company to expand its indoor air quality, microbial, and asbestos analytical services, and the recent EMLAP Accreditation of its Houston, Texas facility for fungal and bacterial analyses.

EMSL Analytical operates 23 laboratories throughout the Nation with full-service analytical services including mold, bacteria, asbestos, lead, indoor allergens, mycotoxins, endotoxins, polymerase chain reaction (DNA) testing, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, environmental chemistry, forensic, failure, materials, and mechanical testing services.

EMSL Analytical currently holds accreditations with the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA), the AIHA Environmental Microbiology Laboratory Accreditation Program (EMLAP), the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), and the California Department of Health Services (Cal DHS) for asbestos analysis. The labs are also successful participants in AIHA's Proficiency Analytical Testing (PAT), Environmental Lead Proficiency Analytical Testing (ELPAT), and the Environmental Mold Proficiency Analytical Testing (EMPAT) programs. It maintains a rigorous in-house QA/QC program to ensure our clients are receiving the most accurate and legally defensible results possible.

Further information can be found on the company's web site www.EMSL.com, or you may contact them toll free at: 1-800-220-3675.