Centauri Labs Wins Radiochemical Analysis Contract with New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection

Tuesday, Mar 09, 2010

Centauri Labs, an innovative, full service environmental testing laboratory with expertise in analytical and radiochemical testing, today announced it has received a long term contract with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to conduct radiochemical analysis in and around the State’s nuclear power plants. Under the contract Centauri will be providing analyses for gamma spectroscopy, gross alpha/beta, strontium-89/90, tritium, and iodine-131 in milk, air particulate, charcoal cartridges, soil, fish, vegetation, and aquatic sediment.

Joe Hernandez, Chairman of Centauri Labs, stated, “This contract will allow Centauri Labs to leverage our experience in radiochemistry and our recently established Center of Excellence for Radiochemistry Facility in our Montgomery Alabama location. Additionally, this contract will extend Centauri’s reach into radiochemical monitoring of nuclear power plants and allow for growth in this segment moving forward.”

Centauri took this opportunity to develop new protocols for analysis of different samples types, including milk samples; with these protocols now in place, Centauri is one of the few labs in the U.S. that can accept and perform radiochemical tests on a broad menu of matrices.

About Centauri Labs

Centauri Labs is a leading full service environmental company with national operations providing clients with comprehensive analytical testing services and innovative technical expertise in all aspects of environmental monitoring. Analytical services in our state-of-the art facilities include routine testing of sediment, water, soil, tissue, waste and process materials for organic and inorganic constituents. We also provide specialty services such as explosives and propellants, chemical warfare agent breakdown products, white phosphorus, Perchlorate, PCB Congeners, and a full suite of radiochemistry analyses. We perform analyses by EPA, SW846, ASTM, Standard Methods, CLP, and in-house developed and validated methodologies.

Centauri Labs has current NELAP accreditation, participates in the DOECAP Program, DOD ELAP accreditation for chemistry parameters, and has over 20 other certifications and licenses by state and federal government and regulatory organizations. Our customers include private commercial clients, state and federal agencies, the DOD (USACE, Navy and Air Force), DOE and environmental engineering firms. Additional information is available at www.centaurilabs.com

Source: Businesswire