A recent epidemiological study showed a strong correlation between selenium intake and COVID-19 mortality. Statistical analyses conducted on cure rates in various regions in China showed significantly lower cure rates in regions where the populations are known to have...
Brooks Applied Lab's own, Hakan Gürleyük and Ben Wozniak, recently co-authored a publication with scientists from around the world that supported the development of a new certified reference material (CRM) for arsenic species and toxic trace elements in rice flour....
In 1972, the Clean Water Act (CWA) was amended to make it unlawful to discharge any pollutant directly from a point source into navigable waters unless a permit was obtained. Last month, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that discharge of pollutants...
Many of you may be accustomed to seeing our monthly "On the Road Again" updates describing the various conferences that our staff were presenting at and attending. Of course, in the COVID-19 era, that's all changed. All scheduled conferences have either been...
Brooks Applied Labs provides testing services that are essential to continuing to protect public health, the environment, and food safety during this unprecedented time. We are committed to safeguarding our community and the health and safety of our dedicated...
Due to the outbreak of the COVID-19 virus, effective March 9, 2020, all of the conferences and business travel that Brooks Applied Labs staff member had planned has been postponed or cancelled. This includes: ACIL Policy & Practices (P2) Conference – cancelled...
Brooks Applied Labs currently remains open and all regular business operations are proceeding as close to normal as possible. At this point, we do not anticipate any delays in deliverables. BAL takes the safety of our staff seriously and we are following guidance on...
BAL now offers tissue sample lyophilization! What’s that? Lyophilization is another term for freeze drying, and it involves rapidly freezing the sample then subjecting it to high vacuum which removes ice by sublimation. Lyophilization can now be requested as an...
When evaluating the selenium (Se) speciation at a site, sometimes things don’t add up – that is, the sum of detected Se species might be significantly lower than the associated dissolved Se result. Incomplete mass balances are often concerning, since they raise...