Do you have a reliable lab that you use for fly ash characterization? The components of the fly ash can tell you where in your process they arise. MVA Scientific Consultants works closely with commercial and residential clients to help … [Read more...]
Glass Delamination Analysis of Pharmaceutical Vials – Webinar
Glass delamination of Type 1 pharmaceutical vials has resulted in an increasing number of recalls over the past several years. The factors leading to surface attack due to the interaction between the drug product and glass surface of filled … [Read more...]
Stack Testing Lab Method 5 Filters
Have you ever wondered what your method 5 filters look like at a micro-scale? Did you know you can obtain PSD and morphology information simultaneously using a microscopy sizing method? Microscopical measurement of particle size … [Read more...]
Stack Testing – Method 202 Particulate
We always say that a picture is worth a thousand words. It perfectly applies in this Method 202 residue study. The pictures below show a film residue and particles in a Method 202 back half catch stack sample. This catch was heavy, … [Read more...]
SEM Analysis of Pharmaceutical Ingredients
By Ming Zhou Can you believe we're already in May? I feel like 2016 is zooming by. If you have been following my posts, the last two months I talked about Raman chemical imaging applications on pharmaceutical products and foreign … [Read more...]
Industrial Hygiene Testing – Is this dust hazardous?
What would you do if you come across piles of unknown debris accumulating on several office desks? Would you just have someone clean it or would you send it off for testing to find out what's in it and investigate the source? We work with … [Read more...]
Analyzing Particle Contamination – Webinar
Particles are widely encountered in every industry, either as raw ingredients or as a contamination. In this 30 minute webinar, we will focus on the characterization of particle contamination. We will discuss the approaches and … [Read more...]
SEM Analysis of Method 201A Filters – Webinar
Examination of Method 201A cyclone catch fractions indicates that as much as 98% of the mass of material present in the PM2.5 fraction is due to particles with measured (physical) diameters greater than 2.5µm. Possible explanations for this … [Read more...]
Asbestos Fiber Release Study
Asbestos fiber release studies are very useful in determining potential asbestos exposure that could occur when someone works with an asbestos-containing product or material. A fiber release study can be used to determine the nature and … [Read more...]
Contamination Testing – Material Analysis
By Ming Zhou Today I'm sharing a case study with you on contamination testing. Contaminants can be either intrinsic or extrinsic. Contaminants are considered as intrinsic when the foreign material is part of the process and extrinsic … [Read more...]