When using any of our badges, it is important that the badge cover be put back in place as soon as the sampling event is complete. However, clients will occasionally tell us that they keep the detachable covers for the TraceAir II badges (models 525, 581, 596, and 527) separate from the samplers themselves and Read More …
As the global leader in diffusive samplers, Assay Technology often gives technical presentations at the industry conference for the American Industrial Hygiene Association, AIHA Connect. For 2026, our Founder and Chief Technical Officer, Dr. Gus Manning, spoke about the tendency for safety professionals to underestimate workplace exposure variation and provided solutions to help overcome the Read More …
When people think about environmental monitoring, they often focus on laboratory analysis and the final exposure data reported to customers. In reality, the reliability of that data depends on quality control measures that begin long before a sample is analyzed. At Assay Technology, quality control starts at the earliest stages of manufacturing and continues through Read More …
We are very excited to announce our newest product, the 527 Hydrogen Peroxide badge! The 527 will be replacing our previous hydrogen peroxide badge, the 587. This badge collects hydrogen peroxide on a quartz fiber filter coated with titanium oxysulfate (TiOSO4) and is analyzed by UV-Vis Spectrophotometry via a modified OSHA Method 1019.
After more than 25 years at its present location, Assay Technology’s industrial hygiene lab at 250 DeBartolo Place, Suite 2525, Boardman, OH 44512 will be moving to a new location in October 2025! The new address will be: Assay Technology 8540 Crossroads Dr Youngstown, OH 44514 This move is planned for the week of October Read More …
If you are responsible for health & safety of people who work with chemicals, you may be thinking about how to determine how many samples to collect, or if you really need to monitor. Dr Manning offers guidance on evaluating Safety Data Sheets and how to address workplace exposure variation. Learn more by reading our Read More …
Do We Really Need to Monitor? If you are responsible for health & safety of people who work with chemicals, you may be thinking about how to determine if you need to monitor at all. Dr Manning offers guidance on evaluating Safety Data Sheets and how to address workplace exposure variation. Worker Chemical Exposure-Do We Read More …
Welcome to the second and final part of our in-depth blog series: How Many Samples to Collect? Sample Till You’re Sure. Gus Manning, Chief Technical Officer & company founder, has made it his life’s work to bring accurate, cost-effective, and easy-to-use samplers to the workplace and make work environments safer for workers. The OSHA enforcement Read More …