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Did You See the Recent News About Heavy Metals in Baby Food?
Consumer Reports recently published a study that evaluated the levels of certain heavy metals in 50 different baby food products. As you may recall this is a topic in which BAL has previously been involved by working with Healthy Babies Bright Futures and it continues...
BAL Scientists Present at NEMC: Presentations Now Available for Download
At the National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC) in New Orleans last month, two of our BAL scientists presented in the session "Metals and Metals Speciation Analysis of Environmental Samples". Annie Carter's presentation focused on the...
Join Us at the NEMC Metals Session
At this year's National Environmental Monitoring Conference, BAL's Vice President, Annie Carter will be chairing two sessions on "Metals and Metals Speciation Analysis in Environmental Samples." The conference will take place August 6th - 10th in New Orleans, LA, and...
How BAL Uses Speciation to Complement Total Elemental Analyses
Most regulations – whether for the environmental, pharmaceutical, or consumer product sectors – are based on the total concentration of an element present in a given sample. Many regulatory bodies and standards organizations have promulgated methods to support...
Where are the BAL Road Warriors This Month?
The better question is, “Where are we not at this month?” Russ Gerads kicks things off in New Orleans where he is presenting on “Arsenic Speciation in Rice Products” at the ACS National Meeting & Expo on Sunday, 3/18. He then hops on a plane to meet up with Jamie...
Arsenic Speciation in Rice Products: One Size Does Not Fit All
Interest in the forms of arsenic in food and beverage products containing rice has significantly increased recently due to the amount of information available to the public regarding the carcinogenicity and ubiquitous nature of certain arsenic molecules. Application...
Should You Be Worried About the Arsenic in Your Baby Food?
In December 2017, The New York Times (and featured in the February 2018 ACIL Industry Insights (American Council of Independent Laboratories)) highlighted an important study by Healthy Babies Bright Futures (HBBF) which explored the topic, "Should You...
Arsenic and Lead Bioaccessibility in Soils
Contamination from trace metals, such as arsenic (As) and lead (Pb) in soils, can lead to potential health risks from inhalation and ingestion of the soil or vegetables grown in the soil. While it is well known that different molecular forms of As and Pb have...