September 2008

BATTA Attends 2008 ASTM Johnson Conference

Naresh Batta, President and CEO along with Dr. Bo Li, Laboratory Manager attended the 2008 ASTM Johnson Conference at the University of Vermont in Burlington.  The conference focuses on Critical Issues in Monitoring Asbestos with topics and papers on issues such as “Risk Management versus Risk Assessment”, “Analysis of Asbestos in Soils”, “Quality Assurance”, “Dose Response and Health Risks.”

BATTA has taken part in previous ASTM Johnson Conferences as these have continually served as a forum for asbestos issues.  The Conference is always well suited for presentation and discussion of developing issues/topics and provides for exchanges of ideas that have shaped many of the asbestos monitoring methods and strategies used today.

 

October 2008

BATTA Laboratories Awarded Lead Dust Wipe Analytical Contract

Batta Laboratories has been awarded a contract with the City of Philadelphia for Lead Dust Wipe Analytical Services.  The laboratory services support the Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program for the City Department of Public Health’s efforts to identify and clean residences with elevated and hazardous lead dust levels.

Batta Laboratories will be called upon to perform dust clearance analyses within 24 hours and analyses for risk assessments/inspections.

A total of 18,000+ samples are expected for the first year and Batta is ready and geared up to deliver!