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ALS Environmental is preparing and planning for the 2019 Easter holiday period. Read More

As most of our Canadian clients are aware, ALS has led a strategic review of sample bottle sizes over the last two years. The feedback from clients has been extremely positive. With new smaller sample containers now fully rolled out, this now allows further change as part of our initiative. Aligning with the ALS core value of Safety as a Priority, phase two will now see ALS Canada reducing the size of the sample coolers that we will be supplying to clients using ALS custom made coolers. Read More

With regulation in the early stages in Australia, PFAS LOR requirements are changing with time as industry experts look to both local and overseas guidance and regulation. Read More

In order to adequately certify water system components to ANSI/ NSF Standard 61, it is best to utilize a certifier accredited through The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and the Standards Council of Canada (SCC). By “leveling the playing field” through a standardization of accreditation, quality control issues are no longer a driving force for specifiers and regulators, and their focus for selecting a third-party certifier can be based on those that best align with their service requirements and price point. Product certifications by ANSI/SCC accredited certifiers are required to be equally accepted by regulators, specifiers and manufacturers.  Read More

A leachate is a liquid (normally water) that, when contacting or passing through soil, waste, or other materials, will dissolve or incorporate soluble substances from those materials. In the context of environmental monitoring and waste management, leachate most commonly refers to drainage from a landfill or stockpile.  Read More

ALS Acquires BioScreen Testing Services, Inc. Read More

Historically sulfur when used in lubricating oil formulation chemistry it has been used as an additive for an antioxidant, part of antiwear (AW) compounding, extreme pressure (EP), and enhanced lubricity properties (the oil's ability to lubricate under boundary metal-to-metal contact conditions).  Read More

There can be occasions when it is required to idle equipment for extended periods of time due to production requirements, economic conditions, or other situations. There are some basic practices that can ensure equipment is mothballed properly so that equipment is protected during storage or idle time.  A little investment will protect equipment value for resale or reliable performance for production startup. Read More

ALS has recently invested into a new fully equipped commodity inspection facility with sample preparation equipment in the port of Guaymas. Read More

MOVUS has chosen ALS as its main go-to-market business partner for FitMachine EX, due to ALS’s asset reliability and condition monitoring expertise in the heavy asset industries. Read More