Industrial Hygiene

ALS offers an extensive range of specialty options, as well as routine methods.

Specialty analyses:

• Silica - Crystalline, Respirable (Quartz, Cristobalite, Tridymite)
• Flavorings – diacetyl, acetoin, & 2,3-pentanedione
• Extensive pesticide screens (air and wipe)
• Isocyanates – Asset sampler with LC/MS analysis
• Illicit drug residues
• Radiello™ passive samplers - select chemicals
• Asbestos analysis - drinking waters, soils, and vermiculite matrices
• Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) - particle characterization, microplastics and nanomaterials
• Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
  • Canisters or tedlar bags for EPA TO-15
  • Sulfur scans on canisters or tedlar bags
  • Thermal desorption tubes for EPA TO-17
  • Helium diffusive samplers (HDS)

Routine IH analyses:

• Dusts – total, respirable, & inhalable
• Metals using ICP and ICP/MS
• Hexavalent chromium
• Lead - air, wipe, paint, soil, drinking water
• Solvents / VOCs
• Aldehydes
• Acids - inorganic and organic
• Isocyanates – method OSHA 5002
• Asbestos by PCM, PLM, and TEM

We stock an inventory of commonly requested sorbent tubes, filters, wipe kits, passive monitors, and cassettes. There are low-cost rental options for sampling pumps and cyclones.

Contact an ALS representative today to learn more about how we can help you with your industrial hygiene needs.