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Calling photographers of all ages - submit your photos! This is our 48th year, let's make it the best yet! This contest is designed to showcase the beauty and uniqueness of our own backyard. As such, we will be accepting photos taken only in Allen County, Ohio. There are so many amazing natural things right here; all we need to do is look. There are four categories.
Flora (plants and mushrooms)
Fauna (animals)
Landscape
Parks Potpourri
Youth and adult…
Alloway was a Gold Sponsor at the Ohio State University 2024 Drainage Technology and Water Management Field Day on July 24th. The field day featured implementation and demonstration of conservation practices aimed towards water quality improvements and ecological protection.
Alloway has been involved…
We continue to enhance the landscape at our Marion facility. Over 5000 square feet of asphalt have been removed and replaced with a dress gravel that will reduce stormwater runoff and allow water to be retained in the soil. Landscape fabric was used to control weed growth, thus eliminating the need for harsh herbicides. Additional green space is being created with grass and trees adjacent to the north driveway. These enhancements not only improve the appearance of our…
The relationship between Alloway and Lower-48 Instruments is one of collaboration.
Alloway specializes in comprehensive environmental testing and field services; Lower-48 provides instrumentation and technical support. Alloway and its’ clients can rely on the superior performance of Lower-48 field Instruments and technology support, enabling Alloway to offer solutions necessary to meet or exceed our client expectations. Please reach out to us to discuss how we can assist with…
Alloway was recently awarded a contract from the Ohio Energy and Manufacturing Center from a grant received to assess the effectiveness of various strategies designed to reduce nutrients in storm water runoff in the Lake Erie watershed. Three farms with treatment technology in place of storm water runoff will be selected, and EnviroGo trailers will be used to monitor before and after treatment to assess effectiveness. Sampling will begin in early Spring and continue through 7 rainfall…
Alloway’s newest sampling service is designed to monitor for aerosol SARS-CoV-2 using a fast and highly reliable method. Air is the principal vehicle of SARS-CoV-2 transmission, so routine air monitoring allows you to identify potential spread and help protect your facility.
Critical Questions For Your Facility
• How do we re-open safely?…
Alloway is excited to welcome the customers of Advanced Analytics Laboratories. Eve Karnitis, founder of Advanced Analytics Laboratories, is retiring. Eve and the Alloway staff look forward to meeting with each customer to celebrate her career and transition projects to Alloway. Incorporated in 1984, Eve grew Advanced Analytics Laboratories from a one-woman company to a successful environmental laboratory. Alloway intends to operate from the same location in…
Alloway offers a variety of options for heavy metals testing in soil. The list of analyses can be adapted to meet your needs.
Routinely requested heavy metals and their typical reporting levels (assuming 100% solid content / 0% moisture), include: Aluminum (5 mg/kg), Arsenic (0.5 mg/kg), Barium (1 mg/kg), Cadmium (0.5 mg/kg), Chromium (0.5 mg/kg), Copper (1 mg/kg), Lead (1 mg/kg), Mercury (0.1 mg/kg), Nickel (1 mg/kg), Selenium (0.5 mg/kg), Silver (0.5 mg/kg), and…
As your resource for defensible data, Alloway is constantly looking for ways to better serve our customers through new service offerings and enhanced capabilities. We are excited to announce our latest expansion in services: MICROSCOPY!
Microscopic examination is an essential part of process control in order to facilitate the stable operation of the activated sludge treatment process. The micro-organisms present in the activated sludge have a profound…