The Standard
October 2018
A Periodic Newsletter from Environmental Standards, Inc.
Vol.25 Issue #2 Oct. 2018
New York State Mandates Sampling and Analysis for PFAS and 1,4-Dioxane
In April 2018, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) issued a memorandum that stated that the Agency is committed to analyzing groundwater samples at remediation sites for polyfluorinated alkyl…
Commercial Environmental Laboratories - Data Falsification Continues
Recent headlines in the California-based periodical, Press Telegram, reported that the owner of Cal Tech Environmental Laboratories, LLC (Cal Tech) located in Paramount, California, pleaded guilty to falsifying laboratory…
Reminder: Environmental Standards is a Small Business
Environmental Standards, Inc. (Environmental Standards was recently certified as a Small Business with the Commonwealth of Virginia’s Small, Women and Minority (SWaM) program. Valid for 5 years, the SWaM designation is a state initiative that was created…
New Jersey LSRP Training Course on Assessing the Quality of Laboratory Data for Remediation Decision-Making
Environmental Standards recently became accredited to offer a training course to New Jersey-Licensed Site Remediation Professionals (NJ LSRPs). This short course, “Ensuring Environmental Data Quality,” provides NJ LSRPs…
Weathering the PFAS Storm
Unless you have been hiding under an environmental-news rock, you are aware of the storm that has been brewing in regards to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, also known as PFAS. According to the most recent data, PFAS have been found in public water supplies…
Round-Robin Light Gas Study - Marcellus Shale Coalition - Phase 3 Study Completed
Environment Standards, Inc. was commissioned by the Marcellus Shale Coalition to design, execute, and report results of round-robin, inter-laboratory studies for the analysis of dissolved methane. Phase…