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Laboratory Testing Resource Library

This resource library includes technical references, testing guidance, and regulatory information related to laboratory analysis. Content is organized by topic for easy access.

Air Toxics
Investigational Procedures for Volatile Organic Compounds TO-15
Summa Canister Grab Sample Instructions
TO-15 External Chain of Custody/Field Test Data Sheet Instructions
TO-15 External Chain of Custody/Field Testing Data Sheet
TO-15 How to Read and Interpret Your Report
TO-15 Lab Bulk Off-Gassing Price Guide and FAQ
TO-15 Lab Bulk Off-Gassing Price Guide and FAQ 2025
TO-15 Low-Boiling mVOC Correlation Chart
TO-15 Method Comparisons
TO-15 Reporting Limits
TO-15 Sampling Instructions
TO-15 Sampling Strategies Overview

Asbestos
Asbestos in Settled Dust Sampling Instructions
Asbestos in Soil Samples
Asbestos in Water Testing Overview & FAQ
Asbestos Special Projects – Project Profiles
Asbestos Special Projects Division
Asbestos-Related Fire Debris Sampling
EMSL Overview: Canadian Asbestos Regulations
Erionite Information
Heat or Otherwise Altered Asbestos
Mastic Sampling Guide
NYS ELAP 198.8 Analysis of Surface Materials Containing Vermiculite
Q&A for Homeowner Asbestos Testing
Vermiculite Sampling Guide

DNA PCR
Bird and Bat Dropping Pathogens
DNA Laboratory Services Guide
DNA Laboratory Services Guide 2025
Helicobacter pylori Contamination in Water and Food
Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens Molecular Testing
PCR Sampling Guide
SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) by qPCR – Air Swab Waste-Water
Sewage Contamination in Buildings Sampling Guide
Using qPCR to Detect Sewage Contamination
Water Fecal Sewage Contamination and Microbial Source Tracking

Environmental Chemistry
FAQ – Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) in New Jersey
PCB in Air Sampling Guide
PCBs Analysis Pricing and Sampling Guide 2025
PFAS 533 Sampling Instructions
PFAS 537.1 Sampling Instructions
PFAS 1633 Sampling Instructions – Soil
PFAS 1633 Sampling Instructions – Water
PFAS Flyer – 1 Page Flyer
PFAS in Food Testing 2025
PFAS Overview 2024
Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) Testing

Environmental Chemistry / Microbiology
2024 Drinking Water Test Kits (FHA VA)
GSA Water Quality Management Laboratory Services
New Jersey Daycare Package 2024
NJ Private Well Testing Act (PWTA) 2024
NJ Private Well Testing Act (PWTA) 2025

Food
Artificial Sweeteners in Water Testing
Artificial Sweeteners in Water Testing 2025
CBD Product Acceptance Criteria
EZ Reach^TM Sponge Sampler Instructions
FDA Import Detention
Food Allergen
Food Allergen 2025
Food Microbiology Sample Submission Checklist
Food Microbiology Sampling Guide
Food Testing Laboratory Services Guide
Mandatory Nutritional Testing without Vitamin D
Microbial Testing for CBD Products
New Jersey Cottage Food Operators
Nutritional Database Analysis
Nutritional Labeling
PFAS in Food Testing
PUR-BLUE^TM Swab Sampler Instructions
Sampling for Mold in Air
Shelf Life Studies
Suitability Testing
Suitability Testing 2025
Vitamin B Testing
Vitamin B Testing 2025

Hospital and Healthcare Facilities
Construction-Related Testing Services
Infection Control Testing Services

IH
Badge Sampling Guide
Buck LP5 Pump Instructions
Formaldehyde Exposure Guidelines
Formaldehyde Off-Gas Testing - Composite Wood Products
Formaldehyde Off-Gas Testing - Composite Wood Products 2025
Formaldehyde Off-Gas Testing - Manufactured Laminate Flooring
Formaldehyde Sampling Guide
Meth Clandestine Drug Residue and Meth Kit Sampling Instructions
Microbial VOC (mVOC) Sampling Strategies
Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds
OSHA Silica Rule Update
PM-10 Impactor Sampling Instruction
PPI Sampling with Buck Libra Pumps

Lead
A Comparison of Laboratory Results to Field XRF Results for Lead in Paint Chips
Chromium in MCE Membranes
EMSL Recommends XRF to Quantify Lead in Ceramic Tile
EMSL Waste Chart
Explanation of Reporting Limit for Paint Chips
Lead Field Sampling Guide
Lead HUD Guidelines Dust Wipes
Metals in Settled Dust Sampling Instructions
Summary of New EPA Dust Lead Rule - NLLAP LQSR 4.0

LEED Testing
LEED Testing Overview v3

Materials Science
Combustible Dust Testing
Combustion By-Products
Combustion By-Products 2025
Common Particle ID Overview
Fire Damage Restoration and Electronics Industry
Lithium-Ion Battery Fire Residues Analysis
Materials Science Project Profiles
Materials Science Testing Services
Mechanical Testing Services
Microplastics Sampling Guide
Nanoparticle Testing
Particle Material and Contamination Analysis Services
Sample Collection for the Identification of Airborne Dust, Loose Particulate and Bulk Materials

Materials Science / IH
Testing of Drywall Associated Corrosion (Chinese Drywall) Overview
Testing of Drywall Associated Corrosion (Chinese Drywall) Overview 2025

Microbiology
Air Sampling Instructions for Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR Test
Air-O-Cell Sampling Guide
Allergen in Air Sampling for Laboratory Animals (Pharma or Research Labs Only)
Allergen in Dust Sampling
An Overview of Legionella Analyses
Aquatic Sciences Laboratory Services
Aquatic Sciences Laboratory Services 2025
Bacteria Friend or Foe - An Overview
Bacteroides
CDC and ISO 11731 Legionella Methods
Cryptosporidium and Giardia Sampling Instructions
Culturable Air Sampling Guide (Fungi or Bacteria)
Culturable Bulk Sampling Guide
Culturable Swab Sampling Guide
Dental Unit Waterline
Direct Exam Sampling Guide
Duodenoscopes Testing Services
Environmental Endotoxin Sampling Guide
Environmental Mycotoxin Testing at EMSL
ERMI Homeowner Sampling Instructions
ERMI Interpretation Guidelines
ERMI Sampling Instructions
Guidance for Mold Results
Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs)
Importance of Fungal Speciation
Legionella Methods Comparison
Legionella Sampling Guide
Legionella Water Sampling Instructions
Microbiology Lab Services Guide
Microbiology Sampling Guide
Microbiology Sampling Media and Swab Info
Microbiology Special Projects Overview
Microscopic Particulate Analysis Sampling Instructions
Mold Reports Now Available in Four Languages
MoldSnap and Micro-5 Sampling Guide
MRSA Sampling Guide
Particle Impactor Sampling Guide
Plant Pathology Diagnostic Services
Spore Trap Analysis
Total Coliform Sampling Guide
Understanding Accreditation Equivalencies
Understanding Presumptive Positive Results at EMSL Analytical, Inc
VIA-PACT 400 Instruction Manual
Why Test for Bacteria using BARTs
Wood Rot Fungi – Diagnostic Services

Microbiology / IH / PCR DNA / Food
Mycotoxin Testing Options at EMSL

Environmental Chemistry / Lead + Metals
TCLP Overview

Pharmacueticals
USP 797 Overview

Radiochemistry
ECD Leak Wipe Test Overview
ECD Leak Wipe Test Sampling Instructions
Gross Alpha and Gross Beta
Radionuclides in Foods
Radionuclides in Soil
Radionuclides in Well Water
Radium 226 and Radium 228
Radon in Air - Information from the EPA
Radon in Air Sampling Instructions
Radon in Water Overview
Radon in Water Sampling Instructions
RSSI Alpha Track Radon Detector Instructions
Uranium Testing

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