Environmental
As part of our commitment to clean water, we've partnered with the Water Environment Federation® (WEF) and become a sponsor of WEF's and IWA's World Water Monitoring Day (WWMD).
One way for you to get involved is to participate in World Water Monitoring DayTM, an international outreach program that builds public awareness and involvement in protecting water resources around the world. With the help of an easy-to-use water test kit anyone from children to adults can sample their local water supplies for water quality including temperature, acidity (pH), clarity (turbidity) and dissolved oxygen (DO). Register and purchase a water test kit to join the wave to cleaner water. Reports are accepted until December 18, 2008.
Our Partnership with WEF & IWA
We've committed to help WEF achieve its goal to expand participation of its program to one million individuals in 100 countries by 2012. Formed in 1928, WEF is a not-for-profit technical and educational organization with 32,000 individual members and 80 affiliated Member Associations representing an additional 50,000 water quality professionals throughout the world.
The International Water Association (IWA) is a global network of water professionals, covering all facets of the water cycle. There are 10,000 individual and 400 corporate members, spread across 120 countries. The IWA's vision is to connect water professionals worldwide to lead the development of effective and sustainable approaches to water management.
Food Quality, Regulatory Compliance and Safety
The method for the Melamine Analyzer was developed in collaboration with Flora Research Laboratories, an FDA and DEA-registered independent testing laboratory specialized in natural products. PerkinElmer is the first analytical solutions provider to offer a system to analyze melamine using GC/MS technology.
James Neal-Kababick, Flora Research Laboratories - AP Images
Biofuels - We've Partnered with the Indy Racing League - Making the Move to Ethanol
The IndyCar Series, is now the motor sports leader in renewable and environmentally responsible fuel produced in America. With the help of technical expertise from PerkinElmer, the IndyCar Series became the first major series to switch to 100 percent fuel-grade ethanol in 2007.
The IndyCar Series and Honda conducted extensive research to determine that the engines would not be compromised by the use of ethanol. Brett Boyer, senior service engineer, PerkinElmer, and IndyCar Series technical staff engineers worked together to determine the blended fuel and placed the engines on a dynamometer to gauge the BTUs and RPMs. The IndyCar Series had an easier transition because the cars were already running methanol. Since Ethanol is also an alcohol fuel, only some minor calibration changes had to be made. To further protect engine integrity, during the races there is a Honda engineer assigned and stationed with every car to troubleshoot engine issues. The IndyCar Series decided to reduce the size of the fuel cell, also known as a fuel tank on standard automobiles, from 30 gallons to 22 gallons, as ethanol is more energy rich than methanol.
The Official Instrument Supplier & Fuel & Lubricant Certification Partner
We're the official instrument supplier and fuel certification partner for the Indianapolis 500 and the Indy Racing League. Testing and certifying fuel for purity and consistency ensures that every car racing in the Indianapolis 500 and throughout the 16-race IndyCar Series is on a level playing field. Fuel testing is one of more than 130 check points on a race car - from the safety of neck restraints to tire pressure and engine components - all to ensure that the first cars to cross the finish line got there fairly.
Parked in the track infield inside an IndyCar Series trailer is a sophisticated fuel analysis laboratory.Brett Boyer runs the onsite testing lab. The PerkinElmer team tests and certifies fuel for purity and consistency from the source of the fuel and through the supply chain to onsite on race day at IndyCar Series races all across the United States. The testing takes approximately five minutes and calculates the results to 0.01 percent accuracy.