The GM Lordstown site engineers in conjunction with Youngstown University, and the Youngstown public school system have been studying the local Mahoning River for five years. TestAmerica was invited to demonstrate environmental field sampling and chemical testing procedures, including analysis via a mobile laboratory and data reporting.

The GM Foundation continues to invest in early education to nurture future innovators in the areas of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), with critical thinking, teamwork, problem solving, and decision making skills. Partnering with Earth Force (www.earthforce.org), the GREEN program provides educators the tools to develop engaging science programs around watershed assessment and improvement. For more information, please visit www.testamericainc.com. 

About TestAmerica

TestAmerica is the leading environmental testing firm in the United States, with over 90 locations providing innovative technical expertise and comprehensive analytical testing services. Specialty analyses include source, ambient and indoor air, water quality and aquatic toxicity, compliance, desalination, shale gas, specialty organics, emergency response,  industrial hygiene, dioxins, drinking water, sediments and tissues, PPCPs and emerging contaminants, explosives, Federal/DoD, and radiochemistry and mixed waste testing.

TestAmerica affiliate companies include EMLab P&K, the leader in analytical microscopy and indoor air quality; QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems; and TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing. TestAmerica currently employs nearly 2,800 professionals dedicated to exceptional service and solutions for our clients' environmental testing needs

For more information, contact:

DAVE SPURLOCK

Vice President

TestAmerica
THE LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

Tel 215.628.9601
www.testamericainc.com

Follow TestAmerica at twitter.com/TestAmericaLabs | Read our Blog at testamericalabs.blogspot.com | www.testamericainc.com

TestAmerica offers in-house capabilities to support the U.S. EPA's Leaching Environmental Assessment Framework (LEAF) Test Methods.

The LEAF Test Methods represent a change from current leaching assessment approaches. The methods comprise a suite of leaching tests, which include batch, column, and tank tests. These methods are pre-U.S. EPA SW-846 Methods that have not been released as either draft or final SW-846 Methods. They are:

• Method 1313 "Liquid-Solid Partitioning as a Function of Extract pH for Constituents in Solid Materials using a Parallel Batch Extraction Procedure".
• Method 1314 "Liquid-Solid Partitioning as a Function of Liquid-Solid Ratio for Constituents in Solid Materials using an Up-flow Percolation Column Procedure".
• Method 1315 "Mass Transfer Rates of Constituents in Monolithic or Compacted Granular Materials using a Semi-dynamic Tank Leaching Procedure".
• Method 1316 "Liquid-Solid Partitioning as a Function of Liquid-Solid Ratio for Constituents in Solid Materials using a Parallel Batch Extraction Procedure". 

TestAmerica is committed to providing timely and relevant analytical testing services to the nation's coal-fired electric power fleets, and to firms engaged in the business of beneficially using coal combustion products in commerce. TestAmerica is a member of the Edison Electric Institute, the Utility Solid Waste Activities Group, and the American Coal Ash Association.

"TestAmerica Nashville's experience, under Mr. Johnny Mitchell and Mr. Michael Dunn in support of EPA's Inter-laboratory Validation Study of Methods 1313 and 1316, has expanded TestAmerica's ability to support these techniques. At the Pittsburgh location, under the direction of Mr. Larry Matko, Technical Director, and Mr. Rick Sheets, Soil Scientist, we have an experienced team of chemists, chemical engineer and geochemist, who have led the implementation and commercial offering of all four of these new leaching methods at our facilities to our clients," adds Rusty Vicinie, General Manager.

For more information on TestAmerica's capabilities in support of EPA LEAF Test Methods, please contact Ms. Patricia McIsaac at Patricia.McIsaac@testamericainc.com or 703.623.3872.

About TestAmerica

TestAmerica is the leading environmental testing firm in the United States, with over 90 locations providing innovative technical expertise and comprehensive analytical testing services. Specialty analyses include source, ambient and indoor air, water quality and aquatic toxicity, compliance, desalination, shale gas, specialty organics, emergency response,  industrial hygiene, dioxins, drinking water, sediments and tissues, PPCPs and emerging contaminants, explosives, Federal/DoD, and radiochemistry and mixed waste testing.

TestAmerica affiliate companies include EMLab P&K, the leader in analytical microscopy and indoor air quality; QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems; and TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing. TestAmerica currently employs nearly 2,800 professionals dedicated to exceptional service and solutions for our clients' environmental testing needs

For more information, contact:

DAVE SPURLOCK

Vice President

TestAmerica
THE LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

Tel 215.628.9601
www.testamericainc.com

Follow TestAmerica at twitter.com/TestAmericaLabs | Read our Blog at testamericalabs.blogspot.com | www.testamericainc.com

The technical sessionDoD Emerging Contaminantscovers the revolutionary method developments for detecting and quantifying new contaminants of concern. Dr. Weir will highlight the latest challenges and limitations of traditional analytical methods for atypical matrices. A comprehensive review of analytical techniques required to produce significant data, in addition to the issues regarding detection limits based upon the availability of commercial standards and instrumentation, will also be discussed. 

Dr. Weir has over 20 years of experience in the environmental testing industry. He completed his postdoctoral work at the National Research Council of Canada and the Department of Energy's Radiation Laboratory at Notre Dame, before entering into the commercial environmental industry. In subsequent years, Dr. Weir has worked in laboratories across Canada and the United States, specializing in non-routine analytical testing. His work has primarily focused on emerging contaminant analysis, including pharmaceuticals, hormones, and brominated diphenyl ethers. As TestAmerica West Sacramento's Quality Control Officer, Dr. Weir's contributions continue to lead in the development of rigorous testing protocols for new contaminant analyses to assure accurate and defensible results.

About TestAmerica

TestAmerica is the leading environmental testing firm in the United States, with over 90 locations providing innovative technical expertise and comprehensive analytical testing services. Specialty analyses include source, ambient and indoor air, water quality and aquatic toxicity, compliance, desalination, shale gas, specialty organics, emergency response,  industrial hygiene, dioxins, drinking water, sediments and tissues, PPCPs and emerging contaminants, explosives, Federal/DoD, and radiochemistry and mixed waste testing.

TestAmerica affiliate companies include EMLab P&K, the leader in analytical microscopy and indoor air quality; QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems; and TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing. TestAmerica currently employs nearly 2,800 professionals dedicated to exceptional service and solutions for our clients' environmental testing needs

For more information, contact:

DAVE SPURLOCK

Vice President

TestAmerica
THE LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

Tel 215.628.9601
www.testamericainc.com

Follow TestAmerica at twitter.com/TestAmericaLabs | Read our Blog at testamericalabs.blogspot.com | www.testamericainc.com

Ms. Kennedy brings 19 years of experience in the environmental industry to TestAmerica Nashville. With experience in all facets of laboratory operations, including inorganic bench chemistry, sampling, GC chemist and project management, Ms. Kennedy is a solid match for the compliance driven workload in the Nashville operation.

Rusty Vicinie, General Manager for TestAmerica's Central region offers, "I am excited for Ms. Kennedy to move into this role, as she has a strong performance record of effective leadership and management. She inherits a strong team and together they will be able to continue the strong performance of this laboratory."

TestAmerica Nashville is a full-service environmental laboratory, providing analytical testing for RCRA, NPDES, UST, hazardous waste classification, Brownsfields, soil gas and a variety of analytical programs. The Nashville laboratory maintains over 37 certifications with coverage throughout the United States and Canada.

About TestAmerica

TestAmerica is the leading environmental testing firm in the United States, with over 90 locations providing innovative technical expertise and comprehensive analytical testing services. Specialty analyses include source, ambient and indoor air, water quality and aquatic toxicity, compliance, desalination, shale gas, specialty organics, emergency response,  industrial hygiene, dioxins, drinking water, sediments and tissues, PPCPs and emerging contaminants, explosives, Federal/DoD, and radiochemistry and mixed waste testing.

TestAmerica affiliate companies include EMLab P&K, the leader in analytical microscopy and indoor air quality; QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems; and TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing. TestAmerica currently employs nearly 2,800 professionals dedicated to exceptional service and solutions for our clients' environmental testing needs

For more information, contact:

DAVE SPURLOCK

Vice President

TestAmerica
THE LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

Tel 215.628.9601
www.testamericainc.com

Follow TestAmerica at twitter.com/TestAmericaLabs | Read our Blog at testamericalabs.blogspot.com | www.testamericainc.com

With a client base spanning over 100 countries worldwide, TestAmerica Laboratories, The Leader in Environmental Testing, now offers a fully indexed and formatted report that will eliminate the hassles and errors of translated documents and English as a second language interpretations. Clients can request Spanish reports directly from their Project Manager and even access them on TestAmerica's TotalAccess online data access portal. With TotalAccess, the reports are available anywhere in the world via the internet.

"We are delighted to now offer Spanish language reports to our clients, particularly those in Central and South America. This capability reflects our commitment to making our services easier to use and accessible internationally," adds James E. Hyman, President and CEO, TestAmerica Laboratories, Inc.  

Additional information on the Spanish reports is available at:

www.testamericainc.com/services/spanish-reports

About TestAmerica

TestAmerica is the leading environmental testing firm in the United States, with over 90 locations providing innovative technical expertise and comprehensive analytical testing services. Specialty analyses include source, ambient and indoor air, water quality and aquatic toxicity, compliance, desalination, shale gas, specialty organics, emergency response,  industrial hygiene, dioxins, drinking water, sediments and tissues, PPCPs and emerging contaminants, explosives, Federal/DoD, and radiochemistry and mixed waste testing.

TestAmerica affiliate companies include EMLab P&K, the leader in analytical microscopy and indoor air quality; QED Environmental Systems, Inc., the leading supplier of groundwater sampling equipment and remediation pumping systems; and TestAmerica Air Emissions Corp. (METCO Environmental), specializing in air emissions testing. TestAmerica currently employs nearly 2,800 professionals dedicated to exceptional service and solutions for our clients' environmental testing needs

For more information, contact:

DAVE SPURLOCK

Vice President

TestAmerica
THE LEADER IN ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

Tel 215.628.9601
www.testamericainc.com

Follow TestAmerica at twitter.com/TestAmericaLabs | Read our Blog at testamericalabs.blogspot.com | www.testamericainc.com