Envirolab Group is committed to supporting initiatives that promote diversity and inclusivity within the chemistry community. We are delighted to announce continued sponsorship of the RACI Ochre Award for the second consecutive year in 2023.

In March, researchers from the University of Florida announced that toilet paper could be a major contributor of PFAS in wastewater treatment systems. With these findings in mind, we briefly discuss implications and other contemporary consumer products that could serve as PFAS sources.

A further extension to MPL Laboratories' NATA Accreditation has been granted in March. The laboratory is now accredited to analyse Acrylamide in soils using LC-MSMS, which provides in-house capability to clients operating in solid waste management arising from mining activities, sewerage treatment, and other industrial processes.

Envirolab Group is pleased to share that after being shortlisted in the UTS Alumni Awards program, our Founder and Managing Director, Tania Notaras, has been selected as the recipient of the 2022 UTS Faculty Alumni Award of Excellence: Science. 

Envirolab Services Sydney is now NATA accredited to AS 2985-2009 Workplace Atmospheres – Method for sampling and gravimetric determination of respirable dust and AS 3640-2004 Workplace Atmospheres – Method for sampling and gravimetric determination of inhalable dust (gravimetric parts only). Accreditation will benefit our clients operating in occupational hygiene protection.

First introduced in the 1970s, glyphosate use has since grown widely for agricultural weed control. In a series of blog posts, we briefly explore some of the developments and quirky facts in science. In this update, Business Development Manager of MPL Laboratories Perth, Catherine North explores the use of glyphosate and why this broad-spectrum herbicide has been receiving increased attention from scientists and regulators.