For the purpose of this article, I will be referring to the conversion of existing buildings of a different use to self-storage. These buildings may include retail stores, office buildings, schools, hotels, industrial buildings, and miscellaneous properties such as abandoned bus stations, underground parking lots, etc.
Bioassays: Background Information. A bioassay involves use of a biological organism to test for chemical toxicity. Perhaps the oldest and most commonly known example is the canary in the coal mine. Traditionally, coal miners have taken caged canaries down into the mines to help ensure a safe air supply.
Home / Environmental Services / Specialty Services / Bioassay. Our laboratories in Raleigh, North Carolina, and Frontenac, Kansas (Southeast Kansas Lab) both offer fresh water and salt water bioassay testing and are certified and approved in most states across the nation. Theses two labs are also skilled in performing site specific toxicity studies. Pace Analytical is able to offer modified site-specific protocol, as well as approved EPA and state methods. Tests include a broad range of acute and chronic tests using a wide variety of fresh water and marine or estruarian species. Testing on wastewaters, storm water, products and chemicals.