Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have found that viruses circulating in live poultry markets can be detected more effectively by sampling the surrounding environment than by testing individual ...

The Association of Food Officials (AFDO) retail industry partners are invited to participate in the Environmental Sampling Workshop training course at the 2022 Food Safety Summit. The course is ...

Most hazmat responders know the importance of environmental sampling at emergencies; not only does it make sense to sample for flammability, oxygen content, and toxicity for safety reasons it is ...

Nosocomial infections are infections that are acquired while at a health care facility and are not present at the time of admission. Nosocomial infections are many times also called hospital acquired ...

DNA-based biomonitoring relies on species-specific segments of organisms DNA for their taxonomic identification and is rapidly advancing for monitoring invertebrate communities across a variety of ...

The air is pressurized, carefully filtered and closely monitored. Scientists and technicians pass through air showers before entering. Welcome to the IAEA Environmental Sample Laboratory, or ‘clean ...

Sampling is a type of scientific surveying which can save time and money and give information on the population of animals and plants. There are many different types of sampling; the most useful type ...