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NC State may test for toxic PCBs on building projects, chancellor says. What to expect

It’s been nearly five months since NC State University closed Poe Hall after tests showed the presence of toxic chemicals. Further tests in the campus building, as well as a federal health evaluation, ...
Seven Days

School PCB Testing Program Will Continue After ‘Pause’ Bill Fizzles in Senate

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.
Electronic Design

PCB Testing Throughout the Production Process: Matter and Methods

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 ...
Seven Days

Vermont’s School PCB Testing Program Is Off to a Rocky Start

Superintendent Mark Tucker and principal Rebecca Tatistcheff in the Cabot School gymnasium Credit: Jeb Wallace-Brodeur The week before school started this fall, Caledonia Central Supervisory Union ...
VTDigger

Rep. Peter Conlon: Full speed ahead on PCB testing, but where’s the money?

Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger strives to publish a variety of views from a broad range of Vermonters. Commentaries give voice to community members and ...
WRAL

NC State releases initial PCB test results from Poe Hall, more work to be done to determine extent of exposure for students and staff

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 ...
Electronic Design

Systems and Software Support PCB Test

For testing PCBs, test engineers have a variety of options ranging from venerable in-circuit testers and flying probers to functional testers and the latest in embedded-instrument technology.
EDN

PCB test: nails or TAP?

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 ...
VTDigger

Scott administration proposes PCB testing slowdown as schools struggle to keep up

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NBC Connecticut

Hartford Teachers Demand Testing for PCBs

Hartford Public School teachers and parents spoke out Wednesday at Hartford School District’s Board of Education meeting with concerns that there may be life-threatening chemicals in their schools.
Raleigh News & Observer

NC State may test for toxic PCBs on building projects, chancellor says. What to expect

NC State University closed Poe Hall, home of the College of Education and Department of Psychology, in November 2023 after tests detected toxic chemicals. The university and federal health officials ...