Asbestos Testing Services
As California’s leading asbestos testing providers, LA
Testing and EMSL Analytical have decades of experience in providing asbestos
laboratory services. Their expert analyses are regularly
called upon by environmental & asbestos consultants, engineering companies,
remediation contractors, government agencies & authorities, and the general
public.
The asbestos testing laboratories operated by LA
Testing and EMSL Analytical provide the largest capacity for sample analysis
in the world. This capability is a function of the collective strength of
the operation of their nationwide network of individual laboratories located
throughout the U.S. and in Canada. For California there
are dedicated facilities conveniently located in San Diego, San Leandro,
South Pasadena and Garden Grove.
LA Testing and EMSL Analytical have trained and
experienced staff along with all the necessary equipment and instrumentation
to provide quality asbestos analysis for air, water, bulk, soil and/or dust
samples. Various asbestos testing methodologies (NIOSH,
EPA, ASTM, etc.) utilizing Polarized Light Microscopy (PLM), Phase Contrast
Microscopy (PCM), and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) provide for the
highest level of service.
Each asbestos laboratory is accredited by NVLAP with
additional certifications as needed per individual state certification
programs and/or AIHA/A2LA accreditation.
Key tests available include (but are not limited to)
the following:
AIR by PCM
• NIOSH 7400
• ASTM D7200 or ASTM D7201
• OSHA ID-160
AIR by TEM
• AHERA (40 CFR Part 763 Appendix A subpart E)
• EPA LEVEL II (Yamate)
• NIOSH 7402
• ASTM D6281
• ISO 10312
• ISO 13794 (Indirect Prep)
BULK by PLM
• EPA/600/R-93/116
(Calibrated Visual Estimate, reporting limit to <1%)
• EPA/600/R-93/116 (400 pt count, reporting limit to
<0.25%)
• EPA/600/R-93/116 (1000 pt count, reporting limit to
<0.1%)
• EPA-600/M4-82-020 Interim Method
(400 point count, reporting limit to <0.25%)
• NIOSH 9002 (reporting limit to <1%)
• PLM EPA NOB-EPA/600/R-93/116
(Calibrated Visual Estimate, reporting limit as low as
<0.25%)
• PLM EPA NOB-EPA/600/R-93/116
(Gravimetric Reduction Prep 400 pt count, reporting
limit to <0.25%)
• PLM EPA NOB-EPA/600/R-93/116
(Gravimetric Reduction Prep 1000 pt count, reporting
limit to <0.1%)
• OSHA ID-191 Modified
BULKS by NYS ELAP Methods
• NY ELAP Method 198.1 (for friable samples)
• NY ELAP Method 198.6 (PLM with Gravimetric Prep)
• NY ELAP Method 198.4 (TEM with Gravimetric Prep)
WATER by TEM
• EPA Method 100.2 (Long fibers >10 microns only)
• EPA Method 100.2 (All fiber sizes ≥0.5 microns)
BULKS by TEM
• TEM EPA NOB - EPA 600/R-93/116 Section 2.5.5.1
• TEM % by Mass - EPA 600/R-93/116 Section 2.5.5.2
• Chatfield Protocol (semi-quantitative)
• TEM Qualitative via Filtration Prep Technique
• TEM Qualitative via Drop Mount Prep Technique
• NY ELAP Method 198.4 (TEM NOB)
SETTLED DUST by TEM
• ASTM D6480 (Wipe)
• ASTM D5755 (MicroVac)
• ASTM D5756 (MicroVac - Concentration by Mass)
• Carpet Sonication EPA/600/J-93/167
SOIL/ROCK/VERMICULITE METHODS
• PLM Qualitative
• TEM Qualitative
• PLM by EPA/600/R-93/116
(Milling Prep with calibrated visual estimation with
reporting limit to <1%)
• CARB 435 PLM/TEM
• ASTM D 7521 Soil Quantitative PLM and/or TEM
• Superfund Elutriator Method TEM
• Cincinnati Method 600/R-04/004 (PLM/TEM)
SPECIALIZED ANALYSIS
• German VDI-3492 (Asbestos and Fibrous Glass) by SEM
• Erionite via SEM/XRD/TEM
• Nanoparticle Analysis via TEM/STEM
• PCMe
• SEM
• Specialized Method Development
To learn more or for questions about asbestos sampling
and analysis, contact LA Testing or EMSL Analytical today.
