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Scientific Analytical Institute, Inc. Announces The Addition of Analytical Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) and Microscopy

— FTIR spectroscopy is primarily used for qualitative and quantitative analysis of organic compounds, and also for determining the chemical structure of many inorganic materials. Analysis applications include: Materials evaluation and identification Organic compounds Inorganic compounds Deformulation Forensics Material homogeneity Failure analysis Micro-contamination identification Adhesive performance Material continue→

Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Unveils Findings of Asbestos in Everyday Products

— Products Containing Asbestos Include Children’s Toys, Appliances, Hardware & Household Goods and Home & Garden Items The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO): WHO: The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) featuring expert speakers: continue→

AIHA Awards Scientific Analytical Institute, Inc. Full Industrial Hygiene and Lead Lab Accreditation

—Scientific Analytical Institute, Inc. (SAI) is pleased to announce additional accreditations by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). With these recognitions, SAI now has the distinction of full compliance with ISO 17025:2005 requirements and full accreditation in all three environmental AIHA programs. IH Services: The AIHA Industrial Hygiene Laboratory Accreditation Program continue→

SAI Acquires the Biolog System!

—The Biolog system can rapidly identify over 1,900 species of aerobic and anaerobic bacteria, yeast, and fungi. This system provides reference laboratory identifications using a 96-well microplate testing format which has become the gold standard for non-genetic identification systems. When an organism is introduced to the pre-selected carbon sources in continue→

AIHA Accreditation Awarded to Greensboro Laboratory

—Scientific Analytical Institute, Inc. (SAI) is pleased to announce the accreditation of its Greensboro, North Carolina Microbiology Lab by the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). According to AIHA, when a laboratory is accredited, the laboratory and its clients have the assurance that the laboratory has met defined standards for performance based continue→

SAI Using Scopes on Site® to Assist in Gulf Coast Relief Efforts

—SAI has deployed several of its top analysts to aid in hurricane Katrina relief efforts in Gulfport, Mississippi and New Orleans, Louisiana. Using our Scopes on Site® mobile labs, SAI has been assisting in the environmental analysis of a number of sites on the Gulf. The labs are furnished with state continue→

SAI Microbiologist Analyst Awarded PAACB Certification

—Scientific Analytical Institute, LLC (SAI) is pleased to announce the certification of Palmer Hines, Microbiology Laboratory Manager for SAI, as Spore Analyst through the Pan American Aerobiology Certification Board (PAACB). The PAACB is a non-profit organization founded to address the need for verification of identification skills of analysts involved in continue→