Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been nearly five months since NC State University closed Poe Hall after tests showed the presence of toxic chemicals. Further ...

The systems have increased test throughput by up to 75% over the original testers. Also, result reporting is easier thanks to a compact database that stores all test data. Lifeline Systems provides ...

A bill that would have triggered a pause of Vermont’s costly, time-intensive and disruptive program to test for and remove toxic PCB chemicals from older school buildings has died in the legislature.

North Carolina State University on Thursday released the first report of polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) test results from Poe Hall. The university contracted Geosyntec Consultants to do an ...

Just under a year ago, the Vermont House Education Committee approved legislation that would have paused the state’s ambitious and logistically complex school testing program for toxic chemicals known ...

What methods can be applied to verify PCB functionality and safety? Which are suitable for mass production and for prototypes? What parameters are checked in each test? How to check a PCB without ...

After more than a month of pushing for documents, WRAL 5 On Your Side has obtained test results showing the levels of cancer-causing PCBs found in NC State’s Poe Hall. Back on Nov. 16, students, ...

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In-circuit test (ICT) systems have been the leaders in using electrical means to look for structural defects in PCBs. They employ bed-of-nails fixtures to provide electrical access to as many as 7000 ...

NEW YORK (CBS 2/WCBS 880) - A group of politicians and parents is demanding that every New York City school built in the middle of the last century be screened for toxic PCBs. P.S. 199 is one of the ...