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Combustion By-Product Analysis

Sporometrics now offers AIHA-accredited Combustion By-Product Analysis to assess fire and smoke impact. Using ASTM D6602-13 guidelines, our analysis provides reliable, science-backed data to guide restoration decisions. You can rely on our expertise for identification and quantification of combustion byproducts, differentiating between soot, char, and ash. Incomplete combustion of organic matter generates by-products such as […]

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Fungal pure culture, conventional ID [FPC]

This test uses conventional culture and microscopical techniques to provide a species-level identification of a purified fungal culture. While this approach is successful in many cases in assigning robust species identifications, many groups of fungi contain species that cannot be differentiated by this approach and require additional analytical methods such as DNA sequencing. Occasionally, a […]

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Dust particulate analysis, bulk/ tape lift [DP-B]

This test uses a combination of light microscopy and differential interference microscopy to characterize particle morphology and provide a presumptive identification for samples collected as tape lift samples and bulk materials. Dust particle analysis can be carried out as a stand-alone test or combined with Bulk sample or tape lift/ BioTape sample for microscopic analysis […]

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Dust particulate analysis, air [DP-A]

Spore trap sampling involves collecting airborne particles on a filter membrane or adhesive-coated slide by drawing air through or over the collection medium, respectively.  The collection medium is then analyzed by transmitted light microscopy, usually at 600–1000× magnification. A number of different collection devices may be used for spore trap sampling of which the most common […]

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Total yeast and mold count [TYMC]

This test measures total culturable molds and yeasts contained in a sample of pharmaceutical product, personal care product, medical device, or other similar material by culturing a measured amount of the sample on Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and incubating at 20-25°C for a minimum of 5 days prior to analysis. At the end of the incubation […]

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