SARS-CoV-2 Environmental Surface Test

Fight the COVID-19 Pandemic with SARS-CoV-2 Environmental Surface Testing

Our research & development team in Oak Ridge, Tennessee has more than 50 years of experience in environmental testing and has developed a method to test for the presence or absence of viral genetic markers on environmental surfaces. While the current clinical testing is for people, environmental testing is for places or things (think door handles, PIN pads, and other high-touch surfaces).  The CDC says COVID-19 spreads mainly through close contact from person-to-person, but it may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose or possibly their eyes.

To assess the presence or absence of the virus, this testing kit detects the genetic signature (RNA) of SARS-CoV-2 in swab samples from disinfected environmental surfaces using RT-PCR for specific detection of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19). RT-PCR, a molecular diagnostic test, detects and quantifies the viral RNA using real time (RT) reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (PCR).