EDLab awarded accreditation from A2LA
EDLab awarded accreditation from A2LA EDLab at Pure Air Control Services has been accredited by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for technical competence in Biological Testing Clearwater, FL - Wednesday, April 15, 2020 Pure Air Control Services, Inc. is proud to announce that its Environmental Diagnostic Laboratory (EDLab) has been accredited by the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) to perform biological tests (Certificate #5594.01) on environmental and pharmaceutical samples (including bulk, swabs, wipes, water and liquids). EDLab is equipped,...COVID-19 Position Statement
COVID-19 & HVAC Position Statement Dr. Rajiv Sahay, Ph.D., FIAS, CIAQP Laboratory Director EDLab at Pure Air Control Services, Inc, 4911-C Creek Side Drive Clearwater, FL 337620 Most regulations and codes of HVAC are designed to improve the overall energy efficiency and environmental sustainability of the system. However, there has been no emphasis given by the regulators and the building owners on the hygiene assessment due to microbial and other potential agents that may adversely influence the building’s health and hygiene. Maintenance of HVAC to address the microbial influence is ex...Environmental Management for Coronavirus
Environmental Management for Coronavirus There have been a lot of official recommendations and news coverage about how to clinically minimize Coronavirus, COVID-19. But what about how the virus affects the indoor environment? This article will review the background of the pandemic and discuss how to manage it within the built environment. Dr. Rajiv Sahay, FIAS, CIAQP, Director, Environmental Diagnostics Laboratory Background In late 2019, the World Health Organization (WHO) identified a novel Coronavirus initially known as 2019-n CoV and later renamed to COVID-19 in Wuhan, China. A group of p...
