Although testing isn’t new for UNC, the PCB informational web page they cite in their statement is. It was just launched in January 2024, two months after the closure of Poe Hall. Lauren Jarvis ...

If PCBs aren’t tested, errors and defects missed during the manufacturing process could eventually lead to malfunctions and product failures in the field. After a PCB board is manufactured and ...

"That analysis is not accurate to adequately measure PCBs in the air," Carpenter said.. The Geosyntec report noted in the sampling methodology that EPA methods were followed during testing.

With PCB testing ongoing, and 228 schools to go, the House education committee called upon principals and superintendents whose schools contain PCBs to share their experiences.

The new findings emerged from a research study in Vermont, where the state since 2021 has led a legally mandated PCB testing effort in all pre-1980 school buildings.

A method combining RNA-sequencing of zebrafish embryos with an Adverse Outcome Pathway framework enables identification of endocrine-disrupting chemicals without traditional animal testing.

With the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh round the corner, the pitch is garnering all the attention again. ... (PCB) is using bizarre methods to prepare the strip for the second game.

Following the discovery of PCB concerns at Burlington’s High School, other schools in the state were tested for the chemical. But some schools may go untested for now.

“We’re working right now on developing protocols for PCB testing going forward,” Woodson said. New guidelines from the Environmental Protection Agency, which became effective Feb. 26, “are ...