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Air, Gas, Occupational Hygiene and Stack Emissions

TITLE   NO.   RELEASED
Whole Air Sampling: Verified Silonite™ Canisters & GCMS gives Certainty of Data Quality   25   Nov 2020
Quality and Sampling Efficiency Benefits of Low Sample Volume Thermal Desorption for VOCs in Soil-Gas   15   Aug 2019
Fenceline Monitoring of BTEX & 1,3-Butadiene Emissions by EPA Method 325   04   Mar 2021 (Re-Release)

Quality, Safety, Data Management and Innovation

TITLE   NO.   RELEASED
Climate Change and Sustainability Action and Outcomes at ALS Canada (alsglobal.com)    31   June 2021
Surface Sampling and Detection of COVID-19   22   Jun 2020
Best Practices to Prevent False Positives & Negatives for Dissolved Metals   06   Mar 2020 (Re-Release)
PAH False Positive or Bias Risk from Suspended Solids in Groundwater
   21   Mar 2020
Trace GC/MS/MS 100 mL OC Pesticide Method Raises the Bar for Data Quality
   19   Dec 2019
New Phenoxy Herbicide Method Improves Sampling Efficiency and Data Quality   16   Sep 2019
New Organochlorine Pesticide Water Test Methods Improve Data Quality, Sampling Efficiency and Manual Handling   14   Jun 2019
New Smaller ALS Coolers - Helping Reduce Risks for Samplers, Couriers and Sample Receipt Staff   12   Mar 2019
Applicability and Technical Differences of Leachate Test Methods in British Columbia   11   Mar 2019
Maximizing Data Quality for Nutrients and Aggregate Organics   10   Jan 2019
Cyanide Analysis: Maximizing Data Quality   09   Sep 2018
Identifying Hazardous Chemicals Required During Field Sampling   08   Jun 2018

Sediments, Biota, Acid Rock Drainage and Particle Size

TITLE   NO.   RELEASED
A New Benchmark Method for Trace Level Organochlorine Pesticides in Sediments & Soils   26   Jan 2021
Testing for Methylmercury is Key to Understanding Mercury Toxicity   24   Oct 2020
Non-Lethal Biopsy Sampling for Metals to Monitor and Protect Fish Populations   20   Feb 2020
Laboratory Tests to Predict Acid Rock Drainage Impacts   13   May 2019

General Water Quality Monitoring and Sampling Efficiency

TITLE   NO.   RELEASED
New City of Vancouver Regulations for Legionella   33   September 2021
Wastewater Surveillance Testing for SARS-CoV-2   29   May 2021
QQQ-ICPMS Lowers Ultra-Trace Metal DLs and Solves Cadmium False Positive Problem
   23   Aug 2020
Best Practices to Prevent False Positives & Negatives for Dissolved Metals   06   Mar 2020 (Re-Release)
PAH False Positive or Bias Risk from Suspended Solids in Groundwater   21   Mar 2020
Arsenic Speciation Testing to Help Predict Human Health Risks
   18   Nov 2019
The Importance of Selenium Speciation in Understanding Environmental Risk
   17   Oct 2019
New Phenoxy Herbicide Method Improves Sampling Efficiency and Data Quality   16   Sep 2019
New Organochlorine Pesticide Water Test Methods Improve Data Quality, Sampling Efficiency and Manual Handling   14   Jun 2019
Maximizing Data Quality for Nutrients and Aggregate Organics   10   Jan 2019
Cyanide Analysis: Maximizing Data Quality   09   Sep 2018
Maximizing Quality, Field Sampling Efficiency and Safety for Metals Water Sampling (Excluding Mercury)   03   Sep 2017

POPs, Endocrine Disruptors, Emerging Chemicals of Concern & Remediation

TITLE   NO.   RELEASED
Tetraethyl Lead Testing for Forensic Evidence of Leaded Gasoline & Regulatory Compliance
   35   Dec 2021
Extended PFAS Analyte Reporting plus New Trace Level Water Testing   34   Oct 2021
Rare Earth & Precious Metals - Critical Elements for a Sustainable Future   32   Aug 2021
6PPD-Quinone – Mystery Salmon Killer Identified by UW Researchers   30   Jun 2021
Microplastics – A Huge Problem on a Microscopic Scale   28   Mar 2021
Total Organofluorine (TOF) Assay Provides Estimates of Maximum Total PFAS Levels   27   Mar 2021
A New Benchmark Method for Trace Level Organochlorine Pesticides in Sediments & Soils   26    Jan 2021 
Testing for Methylmercury is Key to Understanding Mercury Toxicity   24   Oct 2020
  23   Aug 2020
Best Practices to Prevent False Positives & Negatives for Dissolved Metals   06   Mar 2020 (Re-Release)
PAH False Positive or Bias Risk from Suspended Solids in Groundwater   21   Mar 2020
Non-Lethal Biopsy Sampling for Metals to Monitor and Protect Fish Populations
   20   Feb 2020
Trace GC/MS/MS 100 mL OC Pesticide Method Raises the Bar for Data Quality
   19   Dec 2019
The Importance of Selenium Speciation in Understanding Environmental Risk
   17   Oct 2019
New Organochlorine Pesticide Water Test Methods Improve Data Quality, Sampling Efficiency and Manual Handling   14   Jun 2019
Applicability and Technical Differences of Leachate Test Methods in British Columbia   11   Mar 2019
TOP Assay Challenges and Developments   07   Dec 2017
British Columbia Contaminated Sites Regulation Omnibus Update   05   Nov 2017
Maximizing Quality, Field Sampling Efficiency and Safety for Metals Water Sampling (Excluding Mercury)   03   Sep 2017
Total Oxidisable Precursor Assay   02   Sep 2017
Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)   01   Jul 2017

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