Brooks Applied Labs (BAL) recently developed a new method utilizing ion chromatography coupled to an ICP-MS for the quantification of radium (226Ra). This novel analytical approach can achieve detection limits low enough to provide meaningful data for natural water...
The month of November marks the 10-year work anniversary for our Client Services Manager, Tiffany Stilwater. For those clients who have been lucky enough to work with Tiffany, that means 10 years of cheery greetings, weather updates, and copious exclamation points in...
To get into the spirit this year, Brooks Applied Labs added a pumpkin carving contest to the mix of Halloween Spooktacular events and contests. The resulting festive jack-o-lanterns submitted by each laboratory department included BB-8, Momma Pumpkin, Pumpkinception,...
The toxicity and bioavailability of selenium is dictated by the molecular form, concentration, and the capacity of an organism to metabolize the selenium in a useful manner or detoxify it. There are many parts of the world that have selenium deficiencies which...
Some of our clients have questioned why so many separate bottles are needed for similar analyses, when it would be so much easier for their sample collection team to collect one bottle to be split by the lab upon receipt. For example, if a client wants to measure...
That's right, Brooks Applied Lab staffers are making appearances at conferences all over the country next month! The week of November 6th - 10th Elizabeth Madonick and Tiffany Stilwater will be attending the Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)...
Collaborations with scientists at Brooks Applied Labs have yielded two new scientific publications. Through the efforts of Dr. Hakan Gürleyük, Russell Gerads, and the entire laboratory staff at BAL, research was made possible supporting two recent papers published in...
Embracing the famous words of Willie Nelson, Brooks Applied Labs is putting in the miles this late summer. Dusting off his boots, Business Development Director Russ Gerads will be attending and presenting at the AOAC Annual Meeting, held this year in Dallas September...
On July 12th, after 98 hours of labor, BAL Sample Control Specialist Jen Wallawine gave birth to a beautiful baby girl. Andromeda Lily Wallawine was born at 5:32 am, weighing 7 pounds, 3 ounces. She took her time in coming, but she is well worth the wait. Nicknamed...