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Asbestos test lab lists: this article directs you to lists of certified asbestos testing laboratories.
Watch out:
Testing for asbestos can be difficult, particularly in some materials such as flooring. Be sure to use only a certified asbestos test laboratory if you need to identify asbestos-containing materials (or probable-asbestos) in flooring and floor tiles, insulation, roofing, paints, mastics, or other asbestos-suspect products.
This article series offers help with asbestos testing, asbestos removal, and the identification and handling of asbestos insulation.
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Asbestos Test Lab Lists Show Where to find an Certified Asbestos Testing Laboratory: NIST, NVLAP, & State Agencies
Below you will find a list of sources for certified asbestos testing laboratories. Why don't we just list individual asbestos lab contact information? Because labs may come and go, or gain or lose or change certifications. The asbestos test lab list sources we give in this reference are maintained by agencies charged with keeping the list and test lab certifications current.
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Question: where do I send a sample of my popcorn-painted ceiling to be tested for asbestos? J.P. New York City
Reply: use a certified asbestos testing laboratory listed by your home state
Most state and provincial governments regulate and certify asbestos testing laboratories, and we recommend that where there are health, legal, or cost concerns, you should only use a certified and competent asbestos testing laboratory to examine material samples for asbestos content.
Where to Find a Certified or Accredited Asbestos Testing Laboratory in Any U.S. State
The National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) maintains a listing of accredited asbestos laboratories under the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
The NIST web page given just below permits you to find accredited asbestos testing laboratories in your U.S. tate as well as listing asbestos test labs labs in other countries. Asbestos testing labs and certifications for other countries are also given further below in this article.
An NVLAP directory of accredited asbestos test labs using the PLM (Polarized Light Microscopy) test method for asbestos fiber analysis is found at
Under "Program" select "Asbestos Fiber Analysis" then under "Country" select your country of choice, for example "United States"
Press the Search button. This will show you a long list of accredited laboratories in the country you selected.
Order the list by clicking City or State
Get the Lab Contact Information by clicking on the Lab Code number in the left column of the liste
Optionally, if you know the name or NVLAP code of a specific laboratory you can enter that to review its NIST NVLAP certification
Asbestos Testing Lab Accrediting Agencies
NIST: National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Department of Commerce, Website: http://www.nist.gov/
NIST, itself a U.S. government agency, sponsors the NVLAP program listed below
NVLAP: National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, 100 Bureau Dr., M/S 2140, Gaithersburg MD 20899-2140, Tel: 301-975-4016, Email: nvlap@nist.gov , Website: www.nist.gov/nvlap
Website Excerpt:
The National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) provides third-party accreditation to testing and calibration laboratories in response to legislative actions or requests from government agencies or private-sector organizations.
NVLAP-accredited laboratories are assessed against the management and technical requirements published in the International Standard, ISO/IEC 17025:2005.
Information about the NVLAP Asbestos Fiber Analysis Lab Accreditation Program can be found at http://www.nist.gov/nvlap/asb-lap.cfm
Excerpt:
The NVLAP Asbestos Fiber Analysis program provides assurance that laboratories are competent to analyze asbestos samples using polarized light microscopy (PLM) and/or transmission electron microscopy (TEM).
The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA), enacted in 1986, requires that laboratories that analyze asbestos samples taken from public, or private, elementary or secondary schools, to be accredited by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP).
American Asbestos test lab listings in individual U.S. states
"Asbestos Fact Sheet: An Information Sheet for Parties Dealing with Asbestos." Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 7 November 2007
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"Asbestos Regulation Frequently Asked Questions." Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 7 November 2007
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CA Labs, LLC, 12232 Industriplex, Suite 32, Baton Rouge LA 70809, Tel: 225-751-5632, NVLAP #200772-0, and other certifications.
"Candidate Information Booklet for the Asbestos Consultant and Asbestos Contractor Licensure Examination." Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Bureau of Education and Testing. 7 November 2007
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New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, "ELAP Labs Certified for Asbestos", web search 04/16/2011, original source: http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/elap/asbestos.html. Additional contact information for the Wadsworth Center: David Axelrod Institute Wadsworth Center NYS Department of Health P.O. Box 22002 Albany, New York 12201-2002
Or contact the New York State Department of Health Corning Tower Empire State Plaza, Albany, NY 12237 - Public Health Duty Officer Helpline 1-866-881-2809.
"Asbestos Regulation Frequently Asked Questions." Florida Department of Environmental Protection. 7 November 2007 .
"Candidate Information Booklet for the Asbestos Consultant and Asbestos Contractor Licensure Examination." Florida Department of Business and Professional Regulation Bureau of Education and Testing. 7 November 2007
Western Analytical Lab, NVLAP accredited # 20037,Western Analytical Laboratory, Inc.
12734 Branford Street, #19
Arleta, CA 91331
Phone: (818) 899-0949
Fax: (818) 899-0399
Email: info@asbestostesting.com offering worldwide services [sic] Website: http://www.asbestostesting.com/
If you live outside of the United States and would like to have samples tested for asbestos, please follow our Step-by-Step Guide [Excerpted below] for sample collection and submittal.
Example of U.S. Asbestos Test Lab Analysis & Reports
In 2019 we sent fourteen test samples of various materials to EMSL, a large testing laboratory with offices in multiple U.S. cities. Here are some example results.
Below is a low magnification stereoscopic microscope PLM photograph of this flooring sample, our sample ID No. 5, showing asbestos structures or "fragments" - photo by special request, prepared by EMS-Lab.
Special thanks to lab management and tecnicians at EMS Lab, a national U.S. testing laboratory who, among other services, provides asbestos testing for both environmental professionals and for the general public.
Below is the complete set of asbestos test lab results for all of our fourteen samples submitted in December 2019 and completed by 23 January 2020.
ASBESTOS TEST DESCRIPTION: PLM and TEM EPA 600/R-93/116) [PDF] 2020-01-23, used for InspectApedia.com asbestos test analysis via two methods, polarized light microscopy (low magnification stereo microscopy) and transmission electron microscopy (at about 20,000x) PLM EPA 600/R-93/116 (< 1%) & TEM EPA 600/R-93/116 (<0.01%).
for samples No. 001-005 and 008-014.
This report includes Phase 1 - PLM photographs of samples 003, 004, 005, 009.
The lab provided only photographs of samples in which by Phase 1 PLM asbestos structrues were detected.
Excerpts:
Phase 1 Results (PLM):
During PLM examination asbestos structures were observed on samples three, four, five, and nine. And, no asbestos was detected on samples one, two, eight, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, and fourteen as described in EPA/600/R-93/116, Appendix A
Phase 2 Results (TEM)
The non-organically bound samples were analyzed with a transmission electron microscope (TEM) at approximately 20,000 X magnification. Asbestos structures are identified by a combination of morphology, quantitative elemental chemistry via Energy Dispersive X-Ray Analysis (EDXA), and Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED).
No asbestos was detected oim samples 042000629-0001, 042000629-0010, 042000629-0011.
The detection limit for Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) via EPA 600/R-93/116 is based on fiber dimensions, the density of the asbestos type(s) detected and the area analyzed.
Interferences for this method include but are not limited to: Non-regulated asbestos minerals such as the two polymorphs of chrysotile, lizardite and antigorite;
Non-regulated amphiboles such as winchite and richterite, and pyroxenes; cleavage fragments of the regulated asbestos types which may at times have morphologies and aspect ratios similar to the true asbestiform varieties;
clay minerals that can have similar morphology to asbestos such as sepiolite and palygorskite; and all non-asbestos particulate, fibrous or not, which can partially or completely obscure asbestos fibers. Samples that were tested for this report are subject to the limitations expressed herein.
ASBESTOS TEST RESULTS SUMMARY [PDF] 2020/01-18-20, Test Report: Asbestos Analysis of Bulk Materials via EPA 600/R-93/116 Method using Polarized Light Microscopy EMSL Ord No. 042000629 2019-12-26 for samples No. 001-005 and 008-015.
For samples 001-005, and 008-014
Sample No. 09: see details at ASBESTOS PIPE INSULATION - 09 - Corrugated Asbestos Paper Pipe Insulation, basement heating system, NYC apartment building built ca 1900.
ASBESTOS TEST DETAILS, VERMICULITE, ZONOLITE [PDF] 2020/01/23 The sample was sent for analysis via TEM Qualitative Filtration - Qualitative Asbestos Analysis by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Filtration Technique
Sample 07: Results (TEM) The samples were analyzed with a transmission electron microscope (TEM) at approximately 20,000 X magnification. Asbestos structures are identified by a combination of morphology, quantitative elemental chemistry via Energy Dispersive X- Ray Analysis (EDXA), and Selected Area Electron Diffraction (SAED).
042000629-0007 During TEM examination asbestos was detected on the sample.
ELAP: Individual State Voluntary Lab Testing Programs
for Asbestos Test Lab Certification
Watch out: not all U.S. state ELAP programs that approve labs for environmental testing approve those labs for asbestos testing. Instead the program may cover water testing or other health topics. Be sure that the asbestos testing lab you use is certified for asbestos testing using PLM or TEM methods as described in the U.S. NIST - NVLAP program above.
ELAP - New Jersey Asbestos Test Lab State Certification?: a search of the New Jersey ELAP website for the term "Asbestos" produced no results. In New Jersey the ELAP program appears focused on water testing and other environmental and health-related tests. (2016/04/19 - further review needed)
Website: http://www.elapservices.com/industry-related-links/new-jersey-health-care-quality-institute
ELAP- New York State: Environmental Testing Laboratory Approval Program, New York State Department of Health Wadsworth Center
PO Box 509 Environmental Laboratory Approval Program
Albany , NY 12201, Tel: 518-485-5570
Website: www.wadsworth.org/regulatory/elap
Website Excerpt:
The Environmental Laboratory Approval Program (ELAP) of the Wadsworth Center was established in 1984, under Section 502 of the Public Health Law and is responsible for the certification of laboratories performing environmental analyses on samples originating from New York State, thus ensuring the accuracy and reliability of these analyses. (Air & EMissions, Drinking Water, Non-Potable Water, Solid and Hazardous Waste, Medical Marijuana)
The ELAP website contains links to our certified laboratories for these fields of
analysis: radiochemistry, radon, TCLP, lead testing, and asbestos and fibers
(http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/elap/elap.html).
The website also contains links
to ELAP’s certified commercial and non-commericial laboratories. Laboratories are
listed alphabetically by NY county, and then alphabetically by out-of-state and
foreign laboratories.
The scopes posted are partial.
If you are looking for laboratories certified for a specific matrix-analytemethod/technology
(e.g., non-potable water-E. coli (enumeration)-Colilert (ELAP
method code 1020), or want the laboratories’ full scope of accreditation, you will
need to either call or email ELAP to run the query from our database.
Unfortunately we had considerable trouble accessing the NY NVLAP list of approved asbestos testing laboratories
Example Asbestos Sample Collection Procedure
Note: depending on where you live and the specific situation, licensing may not be required to obtain an environmental sample for asbestos or other materials.
The following is excerpted from asbestos sampling procedures recommended by the U.S. EPA and published by various asbestos test laboratories including Western Analytical, a U.S. asbestos testing laboratory in California and serving international clients.
Asbestos Sample Collection
(Original Source: US Environmental Protection Agency)
Note: You cannot be sure that a material contains asbestos by just looking at it with a naked eye. Therefore, treat all suspect material as if they contain asbestos.
Shut down any heating or cooling systems to minimize the spread of any released fibers.
Do not disturb the material any more than is needed to take a small sample.
Wet the material using a fine mist of water containing a few drops of detergent before taking the sample. The water/detergent mist will reduce the possibility of releasing asbestos fibers.
Carefully cut/scrape a piece from the entire depth of the material using, for example, a small knife, corer, or other sharp object.
Cut/scrape only a small piece of the material. All materials can be grouped into two categories: friable, i.e. the material can be crushed into powder by hand (e.g Acoustic ceiling spray), and nonfriable (e.g. Floor tile, Siding).
These amounts are adequate for testing:
For friable samples - 1 teaspoon
For nonfriable samples - 1 square inch piece
Place the small piece into a clean container (for example, a ZipLock bag). Tightly seal the container after the sample is in it.
Use a damp paper towel to clean up any material on the outside of the container or around the area sampled.
Label the container with an ID number (for example, Sample #1)
Submit the sample(s) for testing
Special Notes on Asbestos Test Sample Collection for other Types of Materials
For acoustic ceiling (popcorn ceiling) material, three samples from different locations is strongly recommended if it covers more than 1,000 sq. ft (the total cost for three samples is lab dependent by typically under $100. USD).
The mastic or glue/adhesive under floor tile or linoleum is a separate sample and subject to a separate charge. (the total cost for flooring and adhesive is $50).
Do not scrape the adhesive, just send an approximately square inch size sample with attached adhesive/masti. As long as the adhesive is visible under the flooring material, we'll separate it ourselves.
For vermiculite insulation, collect at least one tablespoon instead of one teaspoon of material. Take a sample from the attic floor or the bottom part of wall cavity. Testing at least two samples from different spots in the attic is recommended.
Do not send Dust or Soil/Dirt samples. These cannot be accurately analyzed by Polarized Light Microscope (PLM). Dust samples require analysis by Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) which we currently do not provide.
Sample Submittal and Payment: follow the instructions from the test laboratory you have selected
Place the container with the sample(s) in a suitable mailing envelope.
Please fill out an Electronic Submittal Form, submittal form, chain of custody or other forms requested by the asbestos test lab you have selected.
As long as your name is on the shipping envelope and/or sample bags, the test laboratory connect your form to your samples. If you prefer not to send you info online, use either a printed Html Submittal Form or the PDF Type-able Form to include with your sample(s).
Western Analytical Lab, NVLAP accredited # 20037,Western Analytical Laboratory, Inc.
12734 Branford Street, #19
Arleta, CA 91331
Phone: (818) 899-0949
Fax: (818) 899-0399
Email: info@asbestostesting.com offering worldwide services [sic]
Website: http://www.asbestostesting.com/stepbystep.htm
If you live outside of the United States and would like to have samples tested for asbestos, please follow our Step-by-Step Guide [Excerpted below] for sample collection and submittal.
Certified Asbestos Testing Laboratories in Various Countries
List of Accredited Asbestos Test Laboratories in Australia
In Australia the National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia, maintains lists of accredited service providers. Search the NATA website given below for "Asbestos Testing"
[Citations needed] Pending a centralized Canadian list of licensed asbestos testing laboratories we list some individual Canadian asbestos test labs here.
The [bracketed numbers are accreditation nunmbers under AHERA, the U.S. Public Law 99-519, Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act [1986]. Other accreditations may apply in Canada.
Examples of Certified Asbestos Test Labs in the UK & providers of DIY Asbestos Test Kits in the UK
Note: for a complete list of all UK asbestos test labs see the UKAS list and website that we identify above.
ASI Environmental, nationwide asbestos testing, ASI Environmental Ltd,
6 Testwood Lane,
Totton,
Southampton,
SO40 3AQ UK Tel: 0330 100 0881, Offices in Southampton, Loughborough, London. Email: info@asi.co.com Website: http://www.asi-asbestos-surveys.co.uk/
Bradley Environmental, Birmingham Office - Head Office
20 Stourbridge Road
Halesowen
West Midlands
B63 3US
Tel: 0121 550 0224
Fax: 0121 550 0641
Email: info@bradley-enviro.co.uk offices in Birmingham, Blackpool, Wakefield, St. Asaph (N. Wales) https://www.bradley-enviro.co.uk/
Cornerstone, asbestos testing services & DIY asbestos test kits, Cornerstone, Unit M31, Marshwood Business Park, Marshwood Close, Canterbury, CT1 1DX., Tel: 01227 656232, Email: support@diyasbestostesting.co.uk Website: http://www.diyasbestostesting.co.uk/
Pass UK asbestos specialist, PASS (UK) Ltd.
Litton House
Global Business Park
Saville Road
Peterborough
Cambs
PE3 7PR
Telephone: 01733 843385 Website: http://www.passukltd.co.uk/asbestos-testing.html
Pennington Choices Asbestos Testing Kit, £39.99–£99.99, Pennington Choices Ltd, The Old Barn, Brookfield House, Grimsditch Lane (off Tarporley Road), Norcott Brook, Cheshire, WA4 4EA
Head office and Glasgow 0800 883 0334 Website: http://www.pennington.org.uk/product/asbestos-testing-kit/
Western Analytical Lab, NVLAP accredited # 20037,Western Analytical Laboratory, Inc.
12734 Branford Street, #19
Arleta, CA 91331
Phone: (818) 899-0949
Fax: (818) 899-0399
Email: info@asbestostesting.com offering worldwide services [sic] Website: http://www.asbestostesting.com/
If you live outside of the United States and would like to have samples tested for asbestos, please follow our Step-by-Step Guide for sample collection and submittal.
Asbestos Sample Collection in the UK: the Basics
Sampling for asbestos does not require a license in the UK. Here is some basic asbestos sampling advice adapted (very slight edits) from the UK Health and Safety Executive HSK:
The ASBESTOS SURVEY GUIDE, HSE Publications, UK [free PDF], retrieved 2016/09/21 original source: http://www.hse.gov.uk/pubns/books/hsg264.htm
This heavily illustrated publication is aimed at people carrying out asbestos surveys and people with specific responsibilities for managing asbestos in non-domestic premises under the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
The book covers competence and quality assurance and surveys, including: survey planning, carrying out surveys, the survey report and the dutyholder's use of the survey information. It includes extensive appendices and references.
This guidance has been prepared by the Health and Safety Executive (with
the help of others, see Acknowledgements) to help people carrying out asbestos
surveys and those with specific responsibilities for managing the risks from
asbestos in non-domestic premises under regulation 4 of the Control of Asbestos
Regulations 2012 (CAR 2012).1
It is also designed to provide guidance in situations
where surveys may be carried out for other purposes, eg for ‘managing’ asbestos
in domestic premises under wider health and safety legislation and for meeting
the requirements of the Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2007
(CDM).2
It complements and supports other guidance on managing asbestos.
If [the asbestos material] has already broken off, you can take the sample yourself if there is no risk of spreading debris or exposing yourself to dust.
Watch where you walk!
Dampen the sample
Place it in a self-sealing polythene bag
Put this in a second self-sealing bag.
Label it. [Date, location in building, address, sample person, contact person, other chain of custody form suggestions
Make arrangements for analysis by a UKAS accredited asbestos-testing laboratory. (See related UKAS links above)
Otherwise, engage a UKAS accredited asbestos-testing laboratory to take samples. (See related UKAS links above)
Point out your site hazards to sampling teams, including means of safe access to heights. Provide them with keys, etc.
You and your employees should keep well away during sampling. The samplers normally need respiratory protection.
Scandanavian Test Labs for Asbestos
Scandanavian certified asbestos testing labs are listed here.
Finland Test Labs for Asbestos
SGS Laboratories asbestos testing
SGS Inspection Services Oy
P.O. Box 128
Särkiniementie 3
Helsinki, FI-00211
Finland
t +358 9 696 3701
f +358 9 692 4673
Website: http://www.sgs.fi/
Sweden Test Labs for Asbestos
ALS Scandinavia AB asbestos testing
Street address: Aurorum 10
Postal code: SE-977 75
City: Luleå
Phone: 0920-28 99 00
Fax: 0920-28 99 40
E-mail: info.lu@alsglobal.com
ALS Global Stockholm asbestos testing
Street address: Rinkebyvägen 19c
Box number: Box 700, SE-182 17 Danderyd
Postal code: SE-182 36
City: Danderyd
Phone: +46 (0) 8-5277 5200
Fax: +46 (0) 8-768 3423
E-mail: info.ta@alsglobal.com
Website: https://www.alsglobal.se
Singapore Asbestos Testing Labs
TÜV SÜD PSB Pte. Ltd. asbestos testing
1 Science Park Drive
Singapore 118221
T +65 6778 7777
F +65 6779 7088
Website: http://www.tuv-sud-psb.sg/
Excerpt: TUV SUD utilises internationally accepted test standards and methodologies to detect the presence, type and quantity of asbestos. Our laboratories are accredited under the SAC (Singapore Accreditation Council) to ISO 17025 requirements. The results enable building or ship owners, building contractors etc to take the necessary precautionary measures to comply with WSHE regulations and NEA requirements, among others
Example of a Certified Asbestos Material Testing Laboratory Report
As the New York State Department of Health has pointed out about ELAP Labs Certified for Asbestos:
A laboratory performing analysis for Asbestos and Fibers by optical microscopy identifies bulk asbestos using polarized light microscopy (PLM) and fibers in air using phase contrast microscopy (PCM). [1]
And even though McCrone Research and other expert sources provide reliable procedures for reliable identification of asbestos in floor tiles by polarized-light microscopy, according to that same New York agency:
Asbestos in air and asbestos in floor tiles can only be definitively identified by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) analyses.) [1]
A possible explanation for that contradiction is that in addition to asbestos fibers there may be ultrafine non-fibrous asbestos filler material in various products that are more difficult to identify by PLM.
An example of a simple asbestos test report from a certified asbestos testing lab is shown in this
at ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION IN BUILDINGS it is often quite easy to recognize asbestos-containing materials in buildings by visual inspection. There are some "asbestos lookalike" materials that could cause confusion, and there are some materials such as floor tiles whose asbestos content cannot be identified by eye.
But other materials such as certain heating pipe insulation, asbestos millboard, certain asbestos fabricsand others, can readily be identified by eye, and other materials can be identified as likely to contain asbestos based on the product and its age or date of manufacture.
Reader Question: where can I send a sample of the floor tile I removed without protection?
Hi where can i send a sample of the tile i removed without protection i didnt not know about asbestos was until i was watching a tv show n know it to late all the tile is up n in a bunch of pieces an triping out cus i had my little girl aroud when i was doing this i need help to determine if this tile contain asbestos there r 9x9 n r brown with black adhesive the house was built in 1962. - C.R. 3/13/2013
Reply: Where to Find a Certified or Accredited Asbestos Testing Laboratory for flooring samples: 7 Suggestions
C.R., you can use any test laboratory certified for asbestos testing. Check out the asbestos lab contact information lists we give in the article above.
Both the US EPA and many U.S. states or Canadian provinces maintain lists of currently-approved asbestos testing labs.
Most state and provincial governments regulate and certify asbestos testing laboratories, and we recommend that where there are health, legal, or cost concerns, you should only use a certified and competent asbestos testing laboratory to examine material samples for asbestos content.
If you nevertheless choose to take the samples yourself, take care not to release asbestos fibers into the air or onto yourself. Material that is in good condition and will not be disturbed (by remodeling, for example) should be left alone. Only material that is damaged or will be disturbed should be sampled.
Anyone who samples asbestos-containing materials should have as much information as possible on the handling of asbestos before sampling, and at a minimum, should observe the procedures
This is in the flooring throughout our 1958 Oregon home. We plan to just lay new floor over the top. However, a previous owner laid Bamboo planks over one portion.
Our hope is they did not glue it down.
As if they did we would have to pull off the glued boards. Question #1 Based in age we think this could be asbestos flooring.
Thoughts? Questions #2 are there health risks pulling up glued boards?
Thanks,
Tiffany - On 2020-09-24 by Tiffany V.
Reply by (mod) -
Quite possibly that's an asbestos-containing floor tile; treat it as such, and if it's intact, just cover it over as you described.
For popcorn ceiling asbestos testing: how much testing to do:
So far all test are negative .
I have 8% vermiculite popcorn ceiling . I have had PLM and TEM with Grav reduction . Is there another test I should consider doing to see if the vermiculite is contaminated? - On 2020-09-16 by Adam B
Reply by (mod)
In my OPINION the tests already done are sufficient.
Can you tell if a tile is asbestos just by looking?
can you tell by the image of the tile if they are asbestos? On 2020-08-06 by Donna G
T
Reply by (mod) - not reliably without more information
Not without more information
Worried about tiles removed from a public school attic
The building I worked in at a public school was remodeled several years ago. Some tiles were removed in the attic where the HVAC is housed. I am not sure the tiles were removed properly.
They tiles were 9x9 but I know that does not necessarily mean asbestos. BUT there was a warning dangerous sign posted in the room.
The floor is still black (maybe mastic). Wondering if the wood particles from the floor where the mastic remains can be tested for asbestos? I have had some respiratory problems. - On 2020-06-11 by coco -
Reply by mod
In most countries the handling of asbestos materials in schools or other public buildings is strictly regulated. Check with your school management on what was done in your case.
Is asbestos wire insulation common?
Ran across job that has 500 mcm copper core, lead sheathing around it then cloth sheathing is that common cable with asbestos in it. - On 2019-10-09 by Call
Reply by mod: no
Asbestos in wire insulation was used in special applications such as theatre wiring.
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"Asbestos in your home or at work," Forsyth County Environmental Affairs Department, Winston-Salem NC
12/08
[1] "Asbestos in the Home," U.S. EPA, Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460also see EPA’s epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/ashome.html
David Grudzinski, Advantage Home Inspections, is a professional home inspector in Cranston, RI. 02910. He can be reached at 401-935-6547, fax- 401-490-0607 or by email to contact/us@advantagehomeinspections.us 04/26/2009
New York State Department of Health, Wadsworth Center, "ELAP Labs Certified for Asbestos", web search 04/16/2011, original source: http://www.wadsworth.org/labcert/elap/asbestos.html. Additional contact information for the Wadsworth Center: David Axelrod Institute
Wadsworth Center
NYS Department of Health
P.O. Box 22002
Albany, New York 12201-2002
New York State Department of Health
Corning Tower
Empire State Plaza,
Albany, NY 12237 - Public Health Duty Officer Helpline 1-866-881-2809
Thomas Hauswirth, Managing Member of Beacon Fine Home Inspections, LLC and (in 2007) Vice President, Connecticut Association of Home Inspectors
Ph. 860-526-3355 Fax 860-526-2942 beaconinspections@sbcglobal.net 06/07: thanks for photographs of transite asbestos heating ducts
ASBESTOS IDENTIFICATION IN BUILDINGS How to find and recognize asbestos in buildings - visual inspection methods, list of common asbestos-containing materials
ASBESTOS IN YOUR HOME U.S. EPA, Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
EPA Guidance for Controlling Asbestos-Containing Materials in buildings, NIAST, National Institute on Abatement Sciences & Technology, [republishing EPA public documents] 1985 ed., Exposure Evaluation Division, Office of Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,D.C. 20460
In addition to citations & references found in this article, see the research citations given at the end of the related articles found at our suggested
Carson, Dunlop & Associates Ltd., 120 Carlton Street Suite 407, Toronto ON M5A 4K2. Tel: (416) 964-9415 1-800-268-7070 Email: info@carsondunlop.com. Alan Carson is a past president of ASHI, the American Society of Home Inspectors.
Carson Dunlop Associates provides extensive home inspection education and report writing material. In gratitude we provide links to tsome Carson Dunlop Associates products and services.