Capabilities

Volz Environmental Services, Inc. is an employee-owned, full service Industrial Hygiene/ Environmental Health Firm with quality in-house Analysis and Monitoring Services. Volz regularly provides a full range of Asbestos Management Services including Laboratory Analysis, Surveys and Assessments, Management Plans, and Specifications for Project Management. Our in-house analytical capabilities for asbestos analysis includes quality controlled testing programs for air (PCM) samples. This in-house testing capability in combination with our unique corporate experience allows Volz to provide thorough analytical coverage for asbestos assessment, removal, and related projects.

Asbestos Analytical Programs

Volz' Asbestos Analytical Programs are designed to aid clients with many aspects of asbestos control and compliance. These testing services are particularly well-suited to Governmental Agencies which need independent analytical expertise to objectively monitor and evaluate overall project performance. A brief outline of our analytical programs follows.

Phase Contrast Microscopy

Phase Contrast Microscopy is employed to determine airborne fiber concentrations using NIOSH Method 7400. This methodology involves drawing a calculated quantity of air through a mixed-cellulose ester filter, which is housed in a 25mm open-faced cassette. A wedge of the filter is mounted onto a microscope slide using an acetone-triacetin clearing process and a manual count of fibers, which are greater than five microns in length and possess a length to width aspect ratio of at least three to one, is performed. A simple calculation determines a fiber per cubic centimeter of air concentration.