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How to approach sampling ambient air and the sampling and analytical techniques to use.
Send samples (classified as UN3373 biological substance category B) to APHA according to the ADR regulations and P650 packing instructions.
Guidance on who to test for Zika virus infection and which samples to collect.
Formerly part of M18, technical guidance for industrial plant operators (and their contractors) who monitor effluent discharges to water and sewer.
Information on taking, submitting and processing samples which potentially contain MPXV.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed chickens, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
Delivery box specifications from the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) for private interferon-gamma (IFN-y) test samples.
When and how to test for salmonella if you breed turkeys, and what happens if a flock tests positive. Testing is part of the salmonella national control programme (NCP).
Information to assist with the laboratory diagnosis of Lyme disease and requirements for sample submission.
This guidance specifies the standards for the continuous monitoring and sampling of stack emissions.
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