ACM Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
South Bend, Indiana · NIST NVLAP
At a glance
- Accredited to analyse
- asbestos: material samples by PLM (what that means)
- Price
- no price printed on the lab’s website when we read it (November 13, 2026): ask for a quote
- Turnaround
- not published: ask when you send samples
- Accreditation runs to
- November 1, 2027 (latest of its listed accreditations)
Lab facts
- Address
- 26598 US-20 West, South Bend, IN 46628 · Open in Google Maps
- Website
- www.acmenv.com
- Tests listed for
- Asbestos
- Left blank on the list
- The official list gives no phone for this site.
Copied from the official lists below. Business details only.
What this lab can test for you
- Asbestos testing: accredited to analyse pieces of popcorn ceiling, vinyl floor tile, pipe wrap or other building material.
- Not accredited for air samples by TEM: the nearest accredited lab site that is, STAT Analysis Corporation in Chicago, IL, is 71 miles away.
From the accreditation scope on the official list; distances are straight lines between ZIP-code centres. Ask the lab which sample types it accepts by mail before you cut or wipe anything.
Accreditation record
- NIST NVLAP asbestos, lab code 101977-0: accredited for bulk samples by PLM; expires June 30, 2027 · 227 days left.
Accreditation as listed by NIST NVLAP on November 7, 2026; confirm with the lab.
NIST NVLAP: Asbestos Fiber Analysis
Accreditation as listed by NIST NVLAP on November 7, 2026; confirm with the lab.
- Name on the list
- ACM Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.
- NVLAP lab code
- 101977-0
- Lab type
- Commercial Testing Service
- Accreditation expires
- June 30, 2027
- Bulk (PLM)
- Yes
- Airborne (TEM)
- No
Scope (test methods)
| Category | NVLAP method code | Test method as printed |
|---|---|---|
| Bulk Asbestos Analysis | 18/A01 | EPA -- 40 CFR Appendix E to Subpart E of Part 763, Interim Method of the Determination of Asbestos in Bulk Insulation Samples |
| Bulk Asbestos Analysis | 18/A03 | EPA 600/R-93/116: Method for the Determination of Asbestos in Bulk Building Materials |
Search the official NVLAP directory for lab code 101977-0 · NVLAP asbestos program page. Confirm the test you need with the lab before you send samples.
Other accreditations on record
- AIHA Laboratory Accreditation Programs, lab ID LAP-102187: mold (EMLAP), valid to November 1, 2027 (351 days left). Scope as printed: “ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY” (certificate or directory entry).
From the accrediting body’s public directory, read November 15, 2026 and re-checked by a second reader. EPA’s lead list relies on these bodies but prints no ID or expiry date.
What the lab’s website says
- We read the lab’s website on November 13, 2026: it printed no per-sample price for homeowners.
Prices and policies change; ask the lab for a quote before you send samples.
Nearest other accredited labs
Asbestos testing
0 other accredited asbestos lab sites within 25 miles. Straight-line distance between ZIP-code centres.
| Lab site | Town | Distance | Prints a homeowner price |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAT Analysis Corporation | Chicago, IL | 71 mi | – |
| Hero Optics LLC | Lincolnwood, IL | 76 mi | – |
| EMSL Analytical Inc. | Hillside, IL | 82 mi | Yes |
| JMS Environmental Associates, Ltd. | Westmont, IL | 85 mi | – |
| TEM Environmental, Inc. | Glendale Heights, IL | 92 mi | – |
Homes around this lab
St. Joseph County: 64% of 118,580 housing units were built before 1980, above the Indiana share of 55% (Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034). EPA links lead-based paint to homes built before 1978, and asbestos was common in building materials of that era. The ACS groups years by decade, so 1980 is the nearest cut.
Older homes within 25 miles
About 189,314 homes built before 1980 are in the 4 counties whose centre lies within 25 miles of this lab (Berrien County, Cass County, Elkhart County, St. Joseph County).
- Asbestos testing: 1 accredited lab site within 25 miles, about 189,314 older homes per site, fewer than the Indiana figure of 545,288 older homes per listed site (3 sites).
Census ACS 2020–2024, table B25034; county centres are the mean of their ZIP-code points.
Water and housing around this lab
- Radon: St. Joseph County is EPA Zone 1, the highest radon potential (average indoor level may be above 4 pCi/L). Renovation that opens floors or basements is a common time to test.
- Private wells: about 76,774 people, 29% of residents, drink from a private well (USGS 2015), the 57th highest share of 92 counties in Indiana.
- Well-water testing: the nearest state-certified drinking-water lab that its state list marks as taking homeowner samples is Kalamazoo County HSD Laboratory, 54 miles away.
- Public drinking water: 6 public water systems serving St. Joseph County reported EPA UCMR 5 PFAS tests (2023–2026); 3 had a PFOA or PFOS result at or above 4.0 ng/L, the level EPA set for each in 2024; the highest result was at South Bend Water Works (PFOA 10 ng/L). These are water suppliers’ results, not private wells.
- Arsenic in private wells (USGS model): about 5,356 private-well users in St. Joseph County may drink water above 10 µg/L of arsenic (2010 base; a screening estimate, not a measurement).
- At house sale: St. Joseph County Department of Health has a septic system and well rule (St. Joseph County property transfer ordinance / Property Transfer Standards (changes effective 2024-07-01)); what it requires.
County figures for St. Joseph County, IN, where this lab’s ZIP code lies: EPA radon zone map, USGS 2015 water-use and arsenic estimates, EPA UCMR 5 (public water systems), state drinking-water lab lists and our septic rule register.
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