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Pam Wertalik

Passionate science/technology entrepreneur and founder of, the first web-based platform for laboratory outsourcing and scientific sourcing. ContractLaboratory.com . Proud, award-winning former FDA, US Food and Drug Administration Consumer Safety Officer, Medical Device Specialist, International Cadre.

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Landfill Testing for Petroleum Contamination

By Pam Wertalik | Mar 14, 2024

Managing landfill contamination requires regular monitoring and testing

image of garbage piled in a landfill under a blue sky

How is BTEX Testing Performed?

By Pam Wertalik | Mar 14, 2024

BTEX testing is important for the detection of VOCs that may be detrimental to human health

rPET Testing, Manufacturing and Applications

By Pam Wertalik | Mar 1, 2024

What is rPET? While many people have seen and know that PET stands for a type of polyester called polyethylene terephthalate, not many people are familiar with the term rPET. So, what changes when a little “r” is added to PET to become rPET? Adding the little “r”...

an assortment of recycled polyethylene terphthalate products

How SANTE 12830 Ensures Animal Feed and Food Safety from Pesticides?

By Pam Wertalik | Feb 23, 2024

SANTE Pesticide Residue Quality Control Testing and Method Validations Before you take a bite of an apple or carrot, you will want to make sure that the fruit or vegetable has a safe level of or no pesticide residues. One way, farms or food producers ensure the...

Man in field spraying pesticides on rice crop

U.S. DOT Opens Applications for $5 Million Research Initiative for Novel Cement Development

By Pam Wertalik | Feb 16, 2024

Friday, February 9, 2024 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced a $5 million funding opportunity for a research initiative on the use of steel slag in cement and concrete. This funding will support a partnership between the U.S. DOT, in...